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Fluorinated Polyethylene Food Contact Containers: FDA Issues RFI

Nov 10, 2022 | Fluorinated Polyethylene Food Contact Containers: FDA Issues RFI

As of 19 July 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested information regarding uses of fluorinated polyethylene in food contact containers. This proposal is a part of ongoing efforts...

PFAS Plastics
The Ministry is Preparing New Measures to Support KKDIK Registrants

Nov 07, 2022 | The Ministry is Preparing New Measures to Support KKDIK Registrants

Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change (MoEUCC) in Turkey is planning measures to offer KKDIK registrants an advantage to submit dossiers before December 2023, the registration deadl...

Chemical notification/ registration EU REACH KKDIK MOEUCC Technical Dossier
Singapore proposes regulations on 26 hazardous substances
Singapore proposes regulations on 26 hazardous substances
Nov 04, 2022

In October 2022 the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore presented a list of 26 chemicals and chemical groups it proposes to control as hazardous substances under the Environmental Protectio...

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals
Singapore lists several hazardous substances under the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions on 2 occasions
Singapore lists several hazardous substances under the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions on 2 occasions
Nov 04, 2022

During the month of September 2022, the National Environment Agency of Singapore has proposed regulations on hazardous substances on 2 different occasions. On 23 September 2022 the following three...

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals
The second draft of National Technical Regulation on POPS thresholds limits is published
The second draft of National Technical Regulation on POPS thresholds limits is published
Nov 03, 2022

In September, the ministry of natural resources and environment open the public consultation for the second draft of the national technical regulation proposing thresholds for several persistent organ...

Chemical industry POPs
Japan announces 2023 schedule for low volume notification
Japan announces 2023 schedule for low volume notification
Nov 03, 2022

On 20 October 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) have jointly published the 2...

Chemical industry Chemical inventory
Alibaba published cosmetic product compliance rules
Alibaba published cosmetic product compliance rules
Nov 03, 2022

According to latest Chinese cosmetic regulation, Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Rules (CSAR), cosmetic products can be exempted from registration obligation if they are sold via cross-border...

Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulations (CSAR) Product registration/ notification
Japan updates SDS and labelling guidelines in accordance with PRTR Law
Japan updates SDS and labelling guidelines in accordance with PRTR Law
Nov 03, 2022

In order to help companies, comply with the regulations for chemicals in the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR), Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has issued its 2022...

Chemical industry Chemical inventory
Japan Implements New Export Regulations on PFOA and DecaBDE
Japan Implements New Export Regulations on PFOA and DecaBDE
Nov 03, 2022

On 14 October 2022, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), released a notice to revise the Export Trade Control Order, regarding the export approval of Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBD...

Chemical industry Chemical inventory
European Parliament agrees on further limitations on POPs
European Parliament agrees on further limitations on POPs
Nov 03, 2022

New regulations will be established for the EU for some persistent organic pollutants, according to a news release from the European Parliament on October 4, 2022. (POPs). The new regulations will mak...

Circular Economy EU REACH
New initiative for regulations on POPs in the Caribbean
New initiative for regulations on POPs in the Caribbean
Nov 02, 2022

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) project for the “Development and Sustainable Management Mechanism for POPs in the Caribbean” is an initiative born from obligations risen in the Stockholm Convent...

Chemical inventory International initiatives POPs

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