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Oct 19, 2023 | EPA Publishes SNAP Rule 26
On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule entitled "Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes Under the Significant New Alternatives Polic...
Oct 19, 2023 | Draft circular on GHG inventory and emission reduction published by Vietnam.
A public consultation on the Draft Circular on Technical Regulations for Measurement, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Greenhouse Gas Inventory in the Industry and T...
East African Countries Notifies Alkaline thioglycolic based hair removers to WTO
Oct 19, 2023
On 12 September 2023, five East African countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda) notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of a Draft East African Standard for alkaline thioglycollic...
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety reviews the pilot project "Cosmetics Electronic Information Provision e-Label”.
Oct 19, 2023
On the 16th of October 2023, the Cosmetics Policy Division of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that it is considering a pilot project to provide electronic information subject to labelin...
US EPA finalises rule requiring reporting of PFAS data
Oct 19, 2023
On 28 September 2023 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalised a rule that will result in the most comprehensive collection of data on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) produce...
Review Committee Recommends Two Chemical Groups for Elimination under UN Stockholm Convention
Oct 19, 2023
The 19th assembly of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-19), presided over by Dr. Peter Dawson of New Zealand, convened at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Na...
India seeks feedback on revised porcelain standard including lead and cadmium migration limits
Oct 17, 2023
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is seeking feedback on a draft revision of the standard that restricts the amount of lead and cadmium in porcelain crockery that comes into contact with food and d...
Mercosur Proposes Updates to Additives for Food Contact Materials: Seeking Public Feedback
Oct 16, 2023
The trade bloc of South America (Mercosur) has released a preliminary regulatory proposal aimed at modernizing the roster of permissible additives for food contact materials. Should the proposal ga...
Mercosur Proposes Updates to Additives for Food Contact Materials: Seeking Public Feedback
Oct 16, 2023
The trade bloc of South America (Mercosur) has released a preliminary regulatory proposal aimed at modernizing the roster of permissible additives for food contact materials. Should the proposal ga...
New Zealand Proposes Reforms for Cosmetics Industry
Oct 16, 2023
In a progressive step to improve consumer safety and align with international standards, New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) recently announced ambitious proposals to overhaul the c...
Health Canada Releases Crucial Hazardous Substance Assessments
Oct 16, 2023
In a move to enhance public safety, Health Canada has recently released information on six Hazardous Substance Assessments (HSAs). These assessments, fundamental for suppliers of hazardous products un...
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