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EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under Superfund Law

Apr 24, 2024 | EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances under Superfund Law

On April 19, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), along with their salts and structura...

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals Hazardous waste PFAS PFOA United States
India releases QCO amendment for orthophosphoric acid

Apr 24, 2024 | India releases QCO amendment for orthophosphoric acid

On 13 April 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) of India published the Ortho Phosphoric Acid (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024. Background to the Amendment The Orth...

Import/export restrictions Quality Control Order
EU Agencies Collaborate to Assess Chemical Safety and Sustainability
EU Agencies Collaborate to Assess Chemical Safety and Sustainability
Apr 23, 2024

In a report published on 17 April 2024, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have presented their joint assessment of chemical pollution across Europe. The re...

Hazard assessment Hazardous chemicals
India introduces amendment to plastic waste management rules
India introduces amendment to plastic waste management rules
Apr 23, 2024

On March 15, 2024, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) notified the rules further amending the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 namely the Plastic Waste Management (Ame...

Chemical inventory Environment EPR for packaging materials
UK SAG-CS Publishes Final Opinion on Methyl Salicylate: Setting Safe Limits in Cosmetics
UK SAG-CS Publishes Final Opinion on Methyl Salicylate: Setting Safe Limits in Cosmetics
Apr 22, 2024

The UK Scientific Advisory Group on the Chemical Safety of Non-Food and Non-Medicinal Consumer Products (SAG-CS) published its final opinion on methyl salicylate in cosmetics on 8 March 2024. The opin...

Cosmetic Products Risk assessment
Andean Community Countries to Unify Standards for Household Goods 
Andean Community Countries to Unify Standards for Household Goods 
Apr 19, 2024

In an effort to streamline regulations and improve environmental protection, member countries of the Andean Community are proposing to synchronize standards for household cleaners and absorbent person...

Chemical industry Latin America

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