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May 06, 2026 | Draft Indian Standard on 2-Ethylhexan-1-ol Released for Public Review
On April 28, 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a wide-circulation draft for the second revision of the specifications for 2-ethylhexan-1-ol, an important industrial chemical widely use...
May 05, 2026 | Argentina Strengthens Regulations on Food Packaging: New Standards for Plastic Materials in Contact with Food
In a move to enhance food safety and align with regional standards, the Argentine government has enacted a new joint resolution to regulate the use of certain plastics in food packaging. The Resolutio...
UK Notifies POPs Regulation Amendment to Implement Stockholm Convention Obligations
May 05, 2026
On 29 April 2026, the United Kingdom notified the World Trade Organization of a draft statutory instrument amending Annex I of the assimilated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (Regulati...
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Chile sets first regulatory framework for gene therapies and advanced cell treatment
May 05, 2026
Chile's Ministry of Health has approved the country's first dedicated technical standard for advanced therapy medicines, a category that includes gene therapies, cell therapies and tissue engineering...
UK Amends GB CLP, BPR and PIC Frameworks Under Retained EU Law Reform
May 05, 2026
On 30 April 2026, the UK government introduced a set of reforms to key chemicals legislation in Great Britain by adopting the Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional P...
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China to Enforce New Import Food Registration System Under GACC Decree No. 280 from 1 June 2026
May 04, 2026
From 1 June 2026, China will implement a new regulatory framework governing the registration of overseas food production, processing, and storage facilities for food exported to the country. Issue...
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EU Revises Cosmetics Regulation: New Substance Restrictions and Triphenyl Phosphate Ban
May 04, 2026
On 28 April 2026, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2026/909, amending the EU Cosmetics Regulation by introducing new restrictions, prohibitions and conditions for a range of substance...
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Canada Proposes Listing 1-Bromopropane Under CEPA, Clears Three Other Industrial Chemicals
May 04, 2026
On April 25, 2026, Canadian federal health and environmental authorities proposed adding1-bromopropane to Schedule 1 (the Toxic Substances List) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEP...
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