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Aug 23, 2023 | UK government launches a call for data on nanomaterials in cosmetics
On 14 August 2023, the UK’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published a call for submission of any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosm...
Aug 23, 2023 | Call open for Information on Endocrine Disrupting Cosmetic Ingredients in the UK
On August 14, 2023, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) of the United Kingdom issued a notification to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic in...
Government of Canada Announces Delay in Publication of Toxic Substances Regulations
Aug 22, 2023
In a recent update, the Government of Canada has informed WTO Members about a delay in the release of the final "Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022." Originally slated for publi...
European Commission authorises the use of DEHCH in food contact materials
Aug 22, 2023
On 11 August 2023 the European Commission published an amendment, Regulation (EU) 2023/1627, to Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (the Food Contact Plastics Regulation) in the Official Journal of...
Time to notify the HSE of exports of PIC chemicals for 2024
Aug 22, 2023
On 9 August 2023, the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued an e-bulletin inviting companies to notify the HSE of exports of chemicals in the Great Britain Prior Informed Consent (PIC) List...
Biocidal active substances to be phased out in Great Britain
Aug 21, 2023
On 18 August 2023 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) the United Kingdom (UK) issued an ebulletin listing 15 active substance that must be phased out from biocidal products on the market in Great Br...
Yes To cosmetics containing microbeads recalled by Health Canada
Aug 18, 2023
On August 3, 2023, Health Canada issued a consumer product recall notice for four cosmetic goods manufactured by the US-based company Yes To due to the presence of plastic microbeads. Microbeads are l...
MEE solicits information on LC-PFCAs and MCCPs
Aug 18, 2023
The Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China (MEE) has called for public information on long-chain perfluoro carboxylic acids’ (LC-PFCAs) salts and related compounds and medium chain chlorinated p...
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