Oct 29, 2022 | The US EPA will expand the scope of its PFAS-free procurement regulations.
In August 2022 the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stated that it intends to expand its program encouraging federal agencies to acquire materials free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substanc...
Oct 29, 2022 | South Korea suggests raising the export standards for two POPs.
On 27 September 2022 South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) published a notification on updating the requirements for two Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The requirements are added to the...
China consults on GHS labelling standard
Oct 26, 2022
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) published a plan about making a national mandatory standard -- Regulations on the Preparation of Chemical Safety Labels....
REACH revision further delayed - a "life and death” matter.
Oct 25, 2022
As presented in the “Eu Strategy on Sustainable Chemicals” in 2020, the EU REACH regulation was about to be revised and updated by end of 2022 to better correspond to the sustainability plans of t...
Sustainable Use of Pesticides: Updates on the Directive 2009/128/EC
Oct 24, 2022
The European Parliament has actively monitored the implementation of the legal framework of Directive 2009/128/EC which specifically regulates the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (SUDP). Timelines ...
South Korea consults for the Rules on Approval of Chemical Safety Information Exception
Oct 24, 2022
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Rules on Approval of Chemical Safety Information Exception’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of C...
South Korea consults for the draft amendment on the Guidelines for Clinical trials on cosmetics that alleviate hair loss symptoms
Oct 17, 2022
National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment on the Guidelines for Clinical trials on cosmetics that alleviate hair loss symptoms on Octob...
Japan updates its guidance for risk assessments of PACS under the CSCL
Oct 22, 2022
On July 15, 2022, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Environment (MoE), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced that they have revised the gui...
Malaysia restricts the use of three substances in cosmetics and bans one
Oct 22, 2022
On 6 July 2022 Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) has restricted the use of three substances in cosmetics, banned one substance and allowed the use of three others under the...
Transitory period extension for HUHS products issued by the Philippines FDA
Oct 22, 2022
On 21 January 2022, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Circular No. 2021-011-A which allows the extension of the transition period of HUHS products (Household/Urban Hazardous...
Canada introduces a new safety standard for ton containers used for the transportation of hazardous materials
Sep 14, 2022
The Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) has issued a draft safety standard on ton containers for the transport of dangerous goods, with the consultation open until 24 October. A ton container i...
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