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Oct 06, 2025 | OECD Issues Best Practice Guide on Chemical Data Sharing Between Companies
On 25 September 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its Best Practice Guide on Chemical Data Sharing Between Companies. The guide aims to help organisat...
Oct 06, 2025 | European Commission Adopts Strict Ban on PFAS in Firefighting Foams
In a decisive move to protect human health and the environment, the European Commission has announced the final adoption of a regulation under REACH (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) to prohibit the u...
Japan: MHLW adds 149 new chemical substances to ENCS
Oct 06, 2025
On 26 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced the addition of 149 new chemicals to the Existing and New Chemical Substances (ENCS) List. The ENCS list is regula...
HSE Publishes Seventh Edition of the GB Mandatory Classification and Labelling List
Oct 03, 2025
On 16 September 2025, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) released the seventh edition of the Great Britain (GB) Mandatory Classification and Labelling (MCL) list. This latest update introduce...
Mexico Bans Dozens of Toxic Pesticides
Oct 03, 2025
The Mexican government has announced a sweeping ban on the production, import, distribution, and use of more than 30 highly hazardous pesticides across the country. Many of these substances are classi...
Vietnam Tables Three Draft Decrees to Implement New Chemicals Law
Oct 03, 2025
On 2 October 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Vietnam Chemicals Agency) notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) three coordinated draft decrees to implement the Law on Chemicals No....
China Strengthens Oversight of Bulk Liquid Food Transport in Revised Food Safety Law
Oct 02, 2025
From September 8-12 2025, the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) was held in Beijing. During this session, the draft amendment to China’s Food Safety L...
China Moves Forward with Revised Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law
Oct 02, 2025
On September 8, 2025, the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) conducted the second reading of the draft Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law. The revised draf...
EU Adds Dechlorane Plus to POPs Regulation with Exemptions
Oct 02, 2025
On 25 September 2025, the European Commission published Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1930 in the Official Journal, amending the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 to i...
Indonesia Concludes Public Consultation on New CPKB Certification Rule: Risk-Based Oversight, Faster Timelines, Clearer Renewal Paths
Oct 02, 2025
The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan, BPOM) has held a public consultation on the Draft Regulation on Certification of Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics (C...
Peru Moves to Phase Out Toxic PCBs by 2028 Under New Regulation
Oct 01, 2025
The Peruvian government has issued a sweeping new regulation aimed at eliminating one of the world’s most dangerous industrial pollutants: polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The measure, published unde...
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