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EPA Proposes High Priority Substance Designations under the Toxic Substances Control Act TSCA

Aug 20, 2024 | EPA Proposes High Priority Substance Designations under the Toxic Substances Control Act TSCA

On July 31, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the World Trade Organization of its proposal to designate the following 5 substances as high priority substances under the Toxic Su...

Human health exposure Toxic substances TSCA
Canada Amends Domestic Substances List to Enhance Environmental Protection and Public Health

Aug 20, 2024 | Canada Amends Domestic Substances List to Enhance Environmental Protection and Public Health

On July 15, 2024, the Canadian Government introduced Order 2024-87-23-01, a significant amendment to the Domestic Substances List (DSL) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). Th...

Amendment Domestic Substance List Hazardous chemicals Canada Chemicals Management Plan CMP DSL SNAc Significant New Activity
South Korea aims to use organoids in experiments instead of animals.
South Korea aims to use organoids in experiments instead of animals.
Aug 19, 2024

On July 15, 2024, Rep. Lim I-ja of the People Power Party introduced a bill to amend the ‘Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances’ (K-REACH). This bill aims to allow the use of o...

Alternatives to testing Animal testing K-REACH South Korea
Argentina Streamlines Agrochemical Imports by Recognizing International Equivalencies for Active Substances
Argentina Streamlines Agrochemical Imports by Recognizing International Equivalencies for Active Substances
Aug 16, 2024

Aiming at enhancing efficiency in the agrochemical importation process, Argentina has introduced a new policy that will recognize the equivalency of active substances approved by several leading inter...

Latin America Agrochemicals
India notifies draft Quality Control Order for K-Acid to WTO.
India notifies draft Quality Control Order for K-Acid to WTO.
Aug 13, 2024

On 26 July 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) of India has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Quality Control Order (QCO) for K Acid used in wastewater tre...

BIS Chemical industry
European Commission Adopts New Biodegradability Standards for Fertilising Products
European Commission Adopts New Biodegradability Standards for Fertilising Products
Aug 09, 2024

On 15 July 2024, the European Commission adopted new biodegradability standards for polymers in fertilising products. These standards cover polymers used as coating agents, water retention agents, mul...

European Commission Fertilizer Polymers

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