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Jul 06, 2024 | GB Mandatory Classification and Labelling List Updated
On 26 June 2024, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced a significant update to the Great Britain Mandatory Classification and Labelling (GB MCL) list, giving legal effect to the inclusion...
Jul 05, 2024 | Mercosur Proposes New Technical Standards for Food Contact Materials
Mercosur, the Common Market of the South, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, is currently considering two significant draft technical standards that are expected to impact regula...
Singapore seeks public feedback on amended cosmetics standards
Jul 05, 2024
On 14 June 2024, Enterprise Singapore invited public feedback on revisions to standards on N-nitroso diethanolamine (NDELA) and cosmetic raw materials. Enterprise Singapore Enterprise Singa...
Public Consultation Open on South Africa's New Draft Regulation on Hazardous Chemicals Implementing GHS 10
Jul 04, 2024
The Department of Employment and Labour in South Africa has announced a new draft Regulation (Notice No. 50431) aimed at controlling exposure to Hazardous Chemical Agents (HCAs). These regulations wil...
India publishes new circular on medical devices.
Jul 03, 2024
On 16 May 2024, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) issued a notification dated 11 February 2020, which specifies that all medical devices are now categorized under sub-clause (iv) of clau...
Malaysia’s NPRA updates list of restricted substances used in cosmetics
Jul 02, 2024
On June 18, 2024, Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) updated the list of restricted substances for cosmetics under the country’s Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in...
Japan Categorizes NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance
Jul 02, 2024
On 21 June 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
Japan Updates GHS Classifications for 160 Chemicals
Jun 28, 2024
On 21 June 2024, Japan took a significant step in chemical safety management by releasing an updated list of new and revised Globally Harmonized System (GHS) classifications for 160 chemical substance...
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