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Feb 22, 2024 | ECHA Publishes Its Strategy Statement for 2024-2028: Focus on Chemical Safety Collaboration and Expertise
On 30 January 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published its Strategy Statement for the years 2024-2028, emphasising its commitment to protecting human health and the environment through rob...
Feb 22, 2024 | Modernizing Canada's Environmental Protection: The Journey of Bill S-5
This period is dedicated to overhauling the nation’s approach to chemical management and embedding a groundbreaking right to a healthy environment within the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEP...
Japan Plans to Ban PFOA and PFOA-related Compounds
Feb 22, 2024
In a significant step to protect the environment and public health, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (...
EPA Extends Deadline for Annual Reporting on Polymers under TSCA
Feb 22, 2024
On February 16, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an extension of the submission deadline for the annual electronic reporting mandated under the Toxic Substances Control A...
Vietnam plans to revise its cosmetics legislation.
Feb 21, 2024
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on December 13, 2023, that a new decree on cosmetics management is being drafted. Background information Currently, after more than 12 years of...
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Proposes Interim Standard to Address PFAS Contamination in Municipal Biosolids Used as Fertilizers
Feb 20, 2024
On February 5, 2024, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of an interim standard for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in municipal biosolids...
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