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Jan 20, 2023 | Workplace exposure limits to be established for 860 substances in Japan
On 15 December 2022, the Ministry of Labour, Health and Welfare (MHLW) released a document containing a plan to introduce workplace exposure limits for 860 chemical substances under the Industrial Saf...
Jan 19, 2023 | New York state set to ban the use of PFAS in clothing.
New York state is preparing to ban the use of PFAS chemicals in manufacturing apparel and clothing. The measure is set to take effect on the final day of 2023. Bill (S 6291A/A 7063A) was signed in...
ECHA includes 9 new Substances of Very High Concern in Candidate List
Jan 17, 2023
On 17 January 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that 9 chemicals have been added to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) because of their hazardous propertie...
Canada finalizes an update to hazardous communication rules
Jan 12, 2023
On 4 January 2023, Health Canada published the finalized version of an update to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR). This update was postponed earlier in 2022 because the Canadian government aim...
Canadian government proposes three options on how to comply with VOC limits.
Jan 11, 2023
The Canadian government has unveiled three options for businesses to comply with the country's VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) limits for household goods. These regulations, which establish concentra...
South Korea updates the hazard review of chemical substances
Jan 09, 2023
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH)...
2023 KKDIK Registration Fees Published
Jan 09, 2023
The directorate of the Revolving Fund of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change has published the 2023 KKDIK registration fees. Compared to 2022, the fees have increased by 1...
South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals K-REACH
Jan 04, 2023
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) on Jan 3rd, 2023. This is to clarify requirement of the notification of changes f...
Terminology Table Updated
Jan 04, 2023
On 16th December 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Turkey announced that the terminology table with English-Turkish equivalents of terms related to chemicals managem...
South Korea notifies conditions for submission of hazard data for biocidal substances that have been evaluated internationally
Jan 02, 2023
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea notifies conditions for submission of hazard data for 31 biocidal substances that have been evaluated internationally. This is to...
US EPA proposes additional requirements in the supplier’s notification for PFASs and TRI chemicals of special concern.
Dec 22, 2022
On 5 December 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) put forward a proposal of adding 180 Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and expanding the...
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