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Jul 15, 2026 | East African Community Strengthens Cosmetics Quality Framework with New Analytical Standards and Bath Salt Specifications
In June 2026, the East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda) advanced several Draft East African Standards (DEAS) aimed at improving cosmetic quality and safety. The standar...
Jul 14, 2026 | Australia Introduces Major IChEMS Register Update
On 18 June 2026, Australia registered the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Instrument 2026, introducing a major update to the Industrial Chemica...
HSE Publishes Risk Assessment Opinion on PFAS Firefighting Foam Restriction
Jul 14, 2026
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its Risk Assessment Opinion concluding that a restriction on the placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in f...
HSE Consults on Nine Proposed Substances of Very High Concern under UK REACH
Jul 14, 2026
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a six-week public consultation on proposals to identify nine additional substances or groups of substances as substances of very high concern (SVHCs...
EPA Issues Multiple TSCA Significant New Use Rule Updates
Jul 14, 2026
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a series of Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) actions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These cover chemical substances that wer...
BIS Invites Industry Feedback on Revised Refrigerants Specification Standard IS 5610:2025
Jul 13, 2026
On 29 June 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released a Wide Circulation Draft (WCD) of Amendment No. 1 to IS 5610:2025 Refrigerants Specification (Third Revision) prepared by the Industrial...
India Extends Temporary Suspension of Quality Control Orders for Linear Alkyl Benzene and n-Butyl Acrylate
Jul 13, 2026
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has issued separate notifications temporarily suspending the operation of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for two key petrochemical products, linear alkyl b...
Japan adds 169 New Chemicals to the ISHL Inventory
Jul 13, 2026
On 26 June 2026, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) released a list of 169 new chemicals under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). The same day, an official ISHA Notice wa...
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