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Philippine FPA Updates Guidelines for Plant-Incorporated Protectants PIPs

Sep 16, 2024 | Philippine FPA Updates Guidelines for Plant-Incorporated Protectants PIPs

The Philippines Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) has recently revised its guidelines for the registration of Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) to align with the agency's policies on biorat...

Plant Protection Products (PPP) Agrochemicals Philippines
Consultation open on proposed revision of cosmetics safety standards in South Korea

Sep 16, 2024 | Consultation open on proposed revision of cosmetics safety standards in South Korea

On  August 2, 2024, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of South Korea announced a proposed amendment to its ‘Regulations on Cosmetic Safety Standards’, which aims to strengthen public health...

Cosmetic Act Cosmetic Products
India extends enforcement date of Quality Control Orders for two polymer products.
India extends enforcement date of Quality Control Orders for two polymer products.
Sep 16, 2024

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement date of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for two polymer products. The notifications were published in the Gazet...

BIS Chemical industry
Singapore Notifies WTO of New Regulations for Formaldehyde in Paints
Singapore Notifies WTO of New Regulations for Formaldehyde in Paints
Sep 13, 2024

On 16 August 2024, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the country's proposed amendments to its Environmental Protection and Management Act: En...

cancerogenic Hazardous chemicals Product restrictions / prohibitions
Singapore's NEA Seeks Public Feedback on Proposed Ban of Mercury-Added Products
Singapore's NEA Seeks Public Feedback on Proposed Ban of Mercury-Added Products
Sep 13, 2024

Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has launched a public consultation on the proposed control of six mercury-added products as hazardous substances. This consultation is part of efforts to...

Mercury Product restrictions / prohibitions Singapore Minamata Convention
Japan consults on deleting 32 entries from the Existing Food Additives List
Japan consults on deleting 32 entries from the Existing Food Additives List
Sep 13, 2024

On 5 September 2024, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) proposed to delete 32 food additive entries from the Existing Food Additives List, as specified in the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHLW)...

MHLW Prohibited Substances Food Additives Japan

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