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Sep 25, 2024 | New Zealand EPA Announces Stricter Lead Limits in Paints and Children's Art Materials
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced significant changes to reduce the allowable levels of lead impurities in paint and strengthen the safety requirements for art materials marke...
Sep 25, 2024 | Ukraine Notifies Draft Resolution on Hazardous Factors to WTO
On 16 September 2024, Ukraine notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its draft Regulation on the "Procedure for State Registration of Hazardous Factors". This regulation, issued by the Ministr...
Japan designates three POPs as Class I Specified Chemical Substances
Sep 25, 2024
On 19 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly notified the World Trade Organ...
European Parliament Blocks EU-Banned Pesticide Residues in Imported Food
Sep 25, 2024
In a recent plenary session on 18 September 2024, the European Parliament blocked two European Commission decisions that would have allowed residues of pesticides currently banned in the EU in importe...
EPA Unveils New Safer Choice Label for Sustainable Outdoor Cleaning and Proposes Updates to Help Buyers Find Eco-Friendly Products.
Sep 25, 2024
Safer Choice Program The Safer Choice Program promotes the use of chemicals that meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) strict standards for health and environmental safety, offering com...
EU Call for Evidence: Roadmap to Phase Out Animal Testing in Chemical Safety Assessments
Sep 24, 2024
The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on its initiative to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments. The consultation is open from 17 September to 15 October 2024 and...
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