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Aug 08, 2023 | Australia Consults on Listing 3 groups of PFAS chemicals and PeCB in the IChEMS Register Schedule 7
On 21 July 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooc...
Aug 08, 2023 | UN Publishes the Tenth Revised Edition of GHS
On 27 July 2023, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the 10th revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS10). Th...
South Korea implements a preliminary review system for biocidal products.
Aug 07, 2023
Starting this August, the Ministry of Environment in South Korea is introducing a preliminary review system to expedite the completeness review period conducted by the National Institute of Environmen...
Bangladesh notifies two draft food safety regulations to the WTO
Aug 05, 2023
On 14 July 2023 the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (Ministry of Food) notified two draft food safety regulations to the World Trade Organization (WTO): the Draft Food Safety (Chemical Contaminants a...
Regulation of VOC Emissions in Mexico's Production Processes: A Step Towards Environmental Sustainability
Aug 04, 2023
In a significant move towards environmental sustainability, Mexico's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has taken a proactive stance by introducing a draft technical standard aimed at regul...
31 CMRs have been prohibited for use in cosmetics by the European Commission
Aug 03, 2023
On 19 July 2023, the European Commission amended Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament. The new regulation will prohibit the use of 31 carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic for reproduct...
A draft revised standard for Glauber salt is open for consultation in India
Aug 03, 2023
On 6 July 2023 the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published a draft revised standard for Glauber salt (sodium sulphate, decahydrate). The last date for comments is 7 September 2023. In 1950, the...
South Korea keeps working to harmonize Global Regulations for Toxicity Assessment
Aug 02, 2023
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea (Minister Oh Yu-Kyoung) takes part in the WNT (Working Group of the National Coordinators for the Test Guidelines Programme) meetin...
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