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Sep 22, 2025 | Taiwan Advances Sustainable Textile Procurement with Focus on Chemical Compliance
On September 19, 2025, the Department of Resource Recycling under Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment recognized 14 organizations for promoting sustainable and circular procurement of textiles. In line w...
Sep 18, 2025 | Brazil Approves New Food Packaging Safety Rules for Cellulose Films
Brazil’s national health regulator, ANVISA, has introduced new sanitary requirements for regenerated cellulose films used in food packaging, in a move aimed at strengthening consumer safety and aligni...
Japan Releases Updated Guidelines for Revising Standards for Substances in Food-Contact Materials
Sep 18, 2025
Update: On 10 September 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published the revised manual of standards for substances in food contact materials (FCMs.) The update includes changes to Appendix...
Singapore to Phase Out Six Mercury-Added Lighting Products: NEA Launches WTO TBT Consultation
Sep 18, 2025
On 8 September 2025, Singapore notified the WTO (G/TBT/N/SGP/76) of a proposal to control six mercury-added lighting products asHazardous Substances under the Environmental Protection and Management A...
Japan: METI amends notifications provisions for chemicals under CSCL
Sep 18, 2025
Original Text:e-GOV Public Comment Portal draftand are given below: 2. Changes to Electronic Notification Requirements (Articles 20–21)In addition to electronic signatures, (e.g., G Biz ID) wil...
Japan amends notification rules for New Chemical Substances under CSCL
Sep 18, 2025
Update: On 17 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly announced the promulg...
Japan consults to designate PFHxS-related substances as Class I Specified Chemicals
Sep 17, 2025
On 16 September 2025, Japan released a draft Cabinet Order proposing amendments to the Enforcement Order of the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL). If adopted, this change would align with the d...
Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment Advances Digital Transformation of Wastewater Management
Sep 17, 2025
On 17 September 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment (MoENV) announced draft amendments to the Regulations Governing Water Pollution Prevention Measures and Testing Reporting Management. The revisio...
FDA Launches FAERS Dashboard for Cosmetic Product Adverse Event
Sep 16, 2025
On 12 September 2025, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Public Dashboard for Cosmetic Products, an interactive platform designe...
EPA Finalizes Rule on Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Phasedown
Sep 16, 2025
final rulehydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)HFCs The final rule: that currently receive special allowances to use HFCs.Determines for how industries can petition EPA to request eligibility for new applicati...
UN publishes 24th Revised Edition of the UN Orange Book
Sep 16, 2025
Update: On 15 September 2025, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the twenty-fourth revised edition of the UN Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UN...
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