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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...
Jan 09, 2025 | EU Proposes Temporary Exemptions from RoHS Directive for Lead in Specific Applications
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...
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...
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...
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...
Canada Updates Pest Control Products Regulations for Sodium Hypochlorite and Calcium Hypochlorite
Jan 08, 2025
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,...
Japan’s MHLW Drafts Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances – Comments Due by 27 January 2025
Jan 08, 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...
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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