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Apr 01, 2025 | Anvisa Launches Public Consultation on UDI Data Requirements for Medical Devices
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has opened Public Consultation No. 1,313, seeking public input on a proposed Normative Instruction that defines how companies must transmit and...

Mar 28, 2025 | Japan Updates New Chemical Substances List: 157 Substances Added
On 27 March 2025, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) added 157 new chemicals to the New Chemicals List under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). This update was announ...

HSE Releases UK REACH Annual Report and 2024–2025 Work Programme
Mar 27, 2025
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual UK REACH Article 83 Report (2023–2024) and Work Programme for 2024–2025, highlighting ongoing regulatory work and outlining upcomi...

UK and EU Seek Public Input on Draft Risk Profiles for Polybrominated Dioxins and Furans
Mar 27, 2025
The United Kingdom and the European Union have launched public consultations on draft risk profiles for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs), including mixed polybrominated/chl...

UK and EU Seek Public Input on Draft Risk Profiles for Polybrominated Dioxins and Furans
Mar 27, 2025
The United Kingdom and the European Union have launched public consultations on draft risk profiles for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs), including mixed polybrominated/chl...

ECHA Releases Updated CoRAP for 2025–2027: 28 Substances to Be Evaluated
Mar 26, 2025
On 25 March 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the updated Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for the years 2025–2027, listing 28 substances to be evaluated under REACH. The pla...

Thailand’s Updates Hazardous Substances List: Changes Impact Global Chemical Industry
Mar 18, 2025
On 18 March 2025, Thailand’s Ministry of Industry has issued a major update to its List of Hazardous Substances (No. 8), which will come into effect the day after its publication in the Royal Gazett...

Health Canada Explains the Moiety Approach in Chemical Risk Assessment under CEPA
Mar 25, 2025
On March 5, 2025, as part of its ongoing commitment to transparent chemical safety practices, Health Canada has published a detailed fact sheet explaining the moiety approach - a scientific methodol...

Canada Updates Domestic Substances List: SNAc Provisions Now Apply to AEEA Under CEPA SOR/2025-17
Mar 25, 2025
On February 5, 2025, the Government of Canada registered SOR/2025-17, officially amending the Domestic Substances List (DSL) under subsection 87(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (...

El Salvador Implements GHS for Chemical Classification and Labelling
Mar 25, 2025
The Government of El Salvador has officially adopted the sixth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS 6), marking a significant step...

Canada Proposes CEPA Schedule 1 Listing for Boric Acid and Benzothiazoles Following Updated Risk Assessments
Mar 25, 2025
On March 8, 2025, the Government of Canada published two regulatory proposals in the Canada Gazette to list boric acid, its salts and precursors, as well as certain substances in the benzotriazoles an...
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