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South Korea aims to make cars safe from chemicals.

Dec 07, 2023 | South Korea aims to make cars safe from chemicals.

On November 11, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (Minister Han Hwa-jin) announced that it will implement a ‘Chemical-Safe Car Management’ initiative as part of the 4th Chemical Safety Week. The annou...

Aerospace Biocides Safer alternatives South Korea automotive & engineering
Peru Implements New Decree for Hazardous Substances Across Homes Industries and Public Health

Dec 06, 2023 | Peru Implements New Decree for Hazardous Substances Across Homes Industries and Public Health

Peru has issued a Supreme Decree (DS 031-2023-SA) that complements the Decree 1570 for management of Chemical Substances, introducing comprehensive regulations for hazardous substances used in househo...

Chemical industry GHS Latin America
Switzerland revises the Biocidal Products Ordinance
Switzerland revises the Biocidal Products Ordinance
Dec 06, 2023

In November 2023 the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) published a revision of the Biocidal Products Ordinance. The revision implements changes to the Chemicals Act (ChemG), which has been a...

Biocides Pesticides
India notifies Gypsum Based Building Materials Quality Control Order
India notifies Gypsum Based Building Materials Quality Control Order
Dec 06, 2023

On 17 November 2023, the Indian Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the Gypsum Based Building Materials Quality Control Order...

BIS Chemical industry WTO
South Korea Partially Revises the Regulation on Cosmetics Safety Standards.
South Korea Partially Revises the Regulation on Cosmetics Safety Standards.
Dec 05, 2023

On November 30, 2023, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a partial amendment to the Regulations on Cosmetics Safety Standards, etc., including the addition of some ingredi...

South Korea Amendment
EPA Takes Decisive Action to Curb PFAS Contamination from Plastic Containers
EPA Takes Decisive Action to Curb PFAS Contamination from Plastic Containers
Dec 05, 2023

In a significant move to protect public health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued orders on December 1, 2023, directing Inhance Technologies LLC (Inhance) to cease the production o...

Human health exposure PFAS
New updates to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals
New updates to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals
Dec 01, 2023

During the months of September, October, and November 2023, the Australian Industrial Chemistry Introductory Scheme (AICIS) has made several updates to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals...

Chemical inventory AIIC
HSE publishes new batch of substances for mandatory classification and labelling in Great Britain
HSE publishes new batch of substances for mandatory classification and labelling in Great Britain
Dec 01, 2023

On 28 November 2023, the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a new batch of 6 Agency Opinions formally proposing mandatory classification and labelling (MCL) for the substances they conta...

Hazardous chemicals Mandatory Classification and labelling MCL

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