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Canada Updates Pest Control Products Regulations for Sodium Hypochlorite and Calcium Hypochlorite

Jan 08, 2025 | Canada Updates Pest Control Products Regulations for Sodium Hypochlorite and Calcium Hypochlorite

The Government of Canada has officially amended the Pest Control Products Regulations (SOR/2024-259) under the Pest Control Products Act. Effective from the date of publication in the Canada Gazette,...

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Japan’s MHLW Drafts Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances – Comments Due by 27 January 2025

Jan 08, 2025 | Japan’s MHLW Drafts Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances – Comments Due by 27 January 2025

On 28 December 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released a draft notice to revise the criteria for determining poisonous and deleterious substances under the Poisonous and D...

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Japan: MHLW publishes list of chemicals that cause skin irritation
Japan: MHLW publishes list of chemicals that cause skin irritation
Jan 08, 2025

On 23 October 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released the list of chemicals identified as causing skin irritation or absorption through the skin. MHLW published the list o...

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Japan Prohibits Manufacture of 10 Products Containing Mercury
Japan Prohibits Manufacture of 10 Products Containing Mercury
Jan 08, 2025

Update: On 27 December 2024, Japan’s METI and MOE published the promulgated order prohibiting the manufacture of the 10 mercury-containing products in Japan’s Kanpo Official Gazette.     Origina...

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Japan Updates New Chemical Substances List: 131 Substances Added
Japan Updates New Chemical Substances List: 131 Substances Added
Jan 08, 2025

On 27 December 2024, 131 new chemicals were added to the New Chemical chemicals List by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). On...

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40 Hazardous Chemicals Added to EU PIC Regulation: Amendments Apply from 1 March 2025
40 Hazardous Chemicals Added to EU PIC Regulation: Amendments Apply from 1 March 2025
Jan 07, 2025

The European Commission has adopted an amendment to the EU’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation, adding 40 hazardous chemicals to Annex I. The amendment was published in the Official Journal of t...

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