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Feb 07, 2024 | The Bureau of Indian Standards opens public consultation on revised standard for PET bottles for packaging of alcoholic beverages.
In January the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released for public consultation the revised draft Indian Standard for Specification of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottles for Packaging of Alcoho...
Feb 06, 2024 | Draft guidelines on chemical exemptions and confidential business information published by the Philippines DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines has released draft Guidelines for Exemption of Impurities, Chemical By-Products, Non-Isolated Intermediates, Alloys, and S...
EPA Develops Testing Method to Improve Detection of 6PPD-Quinone in Water - Vital for Environmental Protection Initiatives
Feb 06, 2024
Following its November 2023 commitment to gather data on the widely used tire additive 6PPD and its chemical by-product 6PPD-quinone, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the r...
India defers implementation of Quality Control Orders for four chemicals.
Feb 06, 2024
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) published a notification in the Official Gazette on 30 January, 2024, deferring the implementation of Quality Control Orders (QCO’s) for four chem...
ECHA Releases New Version of IUCLID 6
Feb 05, 2024
On 5 February 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released a new updated version of the International Uniform Chemical Information Database (IUCLID) (v7.12.4). The new version includes various...
Outcome of the 15th East Asia POPs Monitoring Workshop
Feb 01, 2024
In a major step forward for environmental protection and international collaboration, the Philippines and Thailand are preparing to initiate monitoring efforts for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)...
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