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GHS Update: New Clarifications Proposed for Mutagenicity Hazard Class

Jan 10, 2025 | GHS Update: New Clarifications Proposed for Mutagenicity Hazard Class

On 19 November 2024, the Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) published proposed clarifications to the classification criteria...

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China Publishes National Standard for Restricted Substances in Recycled Plastics

Jan 09, 2025 | China Publishes National Standard for Restricted Substances in Recycled Plastics

On November 28, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published GB/T 45091-2024, a national standard outlining restricted substances in recycled plastics. Effective from June 1, 202...

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EU Proposes Temporary Exemptions from RoHS Directive for Lead in Specific Applications
EU Proposes Temporary Exemptions from RoHS Directive for Lead in Specific Applications
Jan 09, 2025

On 6 January 2025, the European Union notified three proposed amendments to Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2 Directive) to the World Trade Organization (WTO). These amendments seek to temporarily exempt s...

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UNECE Publishes ADN 2025: Updates for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways
UNECE Publishes ADN 2025: Updates for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways
Jan 09, 2025

On 6 January 2025, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the 2025 version of the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Wat...

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UNECE Publishes ADR 2025: Key Updates to Dangerous Goods Transport Regulations
UNECE Publishes ADR 2025: Key Updates to Dangerous Goods Transport Regulations
Jan 09, 2025

On 2 January 2025, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the 2025 version of the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) on its p...

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China Approves Two New Substances for Food Contact Materials
China Approves Two New Substances for Food Contact Materials
Jan 08, 2025

On December 13, 2024, China’s Department of Food Safety Standards and Risk Monitoring and Assessment announced that two substances, have passed the safety assessment for use in food contact materials...

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