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Oct 24, 2023 | South Korea announces the hazards and risks of 55 new chemical substances.
On September 26, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MoEL) announced the names, hazards, and risks of 55 new chemical substances manufactured and imported in the third quarter of 2023, as well...
Oct 24, 2023 | South Korea publishes instructions on how to write labels for biocidal products.
On October 6, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) of South Korea published guidance on product labelling when submitting the approval documents for biocidal products under K-...
Compliance date for Poison Centre Notifications is approaching
Oct 23, 2023
Importers and downstream users of industrial-use-only mixtures need to be aware of the upcoming second poison centre compliance date. From 1 January 2024, all newly submitted poison centre notifi...
Public Consultation on Standard for Plastic Bottles for Water in India
Oct 23, 2023
On October 13, 2023, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) opened a public consultation on a standard for plastic bottles and containers used for packaging natural mineral water and drinking water. Th...
European Commission proposes measures to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets
Oct 23, 2023
On 16 October 2023, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation on the prevention of pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution. The aim of the proposal is to ensure that all ope...
Japan revises the classification of 6 chemicals under GHS
Oct 21, 2023
On September 25, 2023, Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) amended the recommended classifications of six substances based on the sixth revised edition of the UN Globally Ha...
Argentina Implements New Mercury Storage Rules in Accordance with the Minamata Convention
Oct 20, 2023
Argentina has introduced fresh technical guidelines for the storage of mercury in line with the Minamata Convention. The issued Resolution delineates the particulars concerning storage and management,...
Malaysia consults on amendments to the Industry Code of Practices
Oct 20, 2023
On 6 September 2023, the Malaysian Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) published its proposed amendments to the Industry Code of Practices of Chemicals Classification and Hazard Commun...
US EPA Expands Safer Chemicals Ingredient List with Inclusion of Ten New Substances
Oct 20, 2023
On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expanded the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL) by adding ten chemicals. The SCIL is a dynamic compilation of chemicals that m...
Maine introduces PFAS ban in food packaging effective May 2026
Oct 19, 2023
Maine law 32 MRS §1733(3-B) requires the Department of Environmental Protection to initiate rulemaking to ban PFAS in food packaging as soon as safer alternatives are available. On April 18, 2024, the...
EPA Unveils New Peer Review approach for Two Solvents under TSCA
Oct 19, 2023
On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that its Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) will conduct a peer review of two key assessments: the Draft Risk Eva...
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