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Health Canada proposes restrictions on six essential oils used in personal care products

Feb 27, 2024 | Health Canada proposes restrictions on six essential oils used in personal care products

On February 3, 2024, the Canadian government published a draft assessment to restrict the use of six essential oils in personal care products. A notice summarizing the scientific considerations of...

Cosmetic Products Risk assessment
Thailand notifies WTO of draft regulation to restrict mercury in electrical and electronic equipment

Feb 27, 2024 | Thailand notifies WTO of draft regulation to restrict mercury in electrical and electronic equipment

On 12 February 2024, the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Industrial Products for Mercury-Added Elec...

Electrical & electronics Mercury
Ukraine Strengthens Regulations on Food Contact Materials
Ukraine Strengthens Regulations on Food Contact Materials
Feb 26, 2024

 On 2 February 2024, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that Order No 2104 ‘On Approval of Special Requirements for Plastic Materials and Articles Intended t...

Food contact materials legislation Ukraine
South Korea publishes safety management guidelines for biocidal treated products automobiles.
South Korea publishes safety management guidelines for biocidal treated products automobiles.
Feb 26, 2024

The "Safety Management Guidelines for Biocidal Treated Products (Automobile)" have been distributed for the safety management of automobile-related biocides. It includes the obligations and responsibi...

Biocides South Korea
South Korea partially revises the Cosmetics Act.
South Korea partially revises the Cosmetics Act.
Feb 26, 2024

A partial amendment to the Cosmetics Act was promulgated on February 6, 2024, to provide a legal basis for cosmetics manufacturers to apply to the Minister of Food and Drug Safety for approval or modi...

Cosmetic Act South Korea Amendment
EPA Reinstates Chlorpyrifos Tolerances Amid Regulatory Shifts
EPA Reinstates Chlorpyrifos Tolerances Amid Regulatory Shifts
Feb 26, 2024

On February 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reinstated all chlorpyrifos tolerances, overturning a previous rule that had halted its use on all food and feed commodities in earl...

Chemical industry Fertilizer Compliance strategy Pesticides

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