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Brazil Launches Green Seal Program to Promote Sustainable Development

Jun 19, 2024 | Brazil Launches Green Seal Program to Promote Sustainable Development

The Brazilian federal government launched the "Selo Verde Brasil" (Green Seal Brazil) Program to promote sustainable development and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The decree establishing the progra...

Green & sustainable chemistry Latin America
EU Inspectors to Check Product Labels for Hazardous Mixtures

Jun 19, 2024 | EU Inspectors to Check Product Labels for Hazardous Mixtures

On 17 June 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced a new EU-wide project, REF-14, to ensure that products containing hazardous mixtures are correctly classified, labelled and packaged. Th...

CLP Hazardous Chemicals Labelling
Taiwan Implements Stricter Regulations on Hazardous Chemicals
Taiwan Implements Stricter Regulations on Hazardous Chemicals
Jun 18, 2024

Effective June 6, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Ministry of Labour  in Taiwan has implemented amendments to the "Regulations for Governing Designating and Ha...

Amendment cancerogenic Hazardous Chemicals Regulation
INEN Implements Regulation to Ensure Toy Safety in Ecuador
INEN Implements Regulation to Ensure Toy Safety in Ecuador
Jun 18, 2024

The Ecuadorian Institute of Standardization (INEN) has implemented Technical Regulation 089, "Toy Safety," to improve the safety of toys in the country. This regulation applies to all new toys, both l...

Latin America Regulation
ANVISA updates the INCI Translation Panel with the translation of 1148 cosmetic ingredients
ANVISA updates the INCI Translation Panel with the translation of 1148 cosmetic ingredients
Jun 18, 2024

On 24 May 2024, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) updated the INCI Translation Panel with the translation of 1,016 International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) into...

Cosmetic Act Cosmetic Products
BIS Invites Public Comments on Revised Standard for Pure Grade Sodium Bromide
BIS Invites Public Comments on Revised Standard for Pure Grade Sodium Bromide
Jun 17, 2024

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) invites public comments on the first revision of the standard for sodium bromide, pure (IS 2780) until 24 June. Sodium bromide is widely used in the chemical indus...

BIS Chemical industry Quality Control Order
Ukraine-REACH Consultation Completed: Stakeholders Call for Extended Deadlines
Ukraine-REACH Consultation Completed: Stakeholders Call for Extended Deadlines
Jun 17, 2024

On 29 May 2024, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine announced the completion of the public consultation process on the draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Minister...

Deadline Hazardous Chemicals Public Consultation Ukraine Ukraine-REACH UA-REACH
Malaysian OSHA 2022 Comes into Force Together with New Regulations
Malaysian OSHA 2022 Comes into Force Together with New Regulations
Jun 16, 2024

The Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022 (OSHA 2022), which amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994, will come into effect on June 1, 2024, according to a notification issued...

Human health exposure Regulatory Updates Risk management

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