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Nov 02, 2023 | South Korea notifies the draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances to the WTO.
On October 31, 2023, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the draft partial amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration and Ev...
Nov 02, 2023 | EPA Takes Strides to Strengthen Endocrine Disruptor Screening for Pesticides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on October 26, 2023, unveiled a comprehensive plan to improve the assessment of pesticides to quickly and effectively assess potential endocrine-disrupti...
South Korea publishes the Animal Testing Method Guidelines for Cosmetics
Nov 02, 2023
The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced a new guideline for animal testing on October 18, 2023, entitled Guideline of Alternative Animal Testing Methods for Cosmetics: Eye I...
EPA Strengthens TSCA Risk Evaluation Process to Protect Workers and Communities
Nov 01, 2023
On October 19, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a new rule aimed at improving the evaluation of chemical risks under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This propos...
NGO Zero Mercury Working Group demands ban on mercury in cosmetic products under the Minamata Convention
Nov 01, 2023
The non-governmental organization (NGO) Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) has conducted a market monitoring of skin lightening products sold online and found that toxic mercury cosmetics are still bei...
China MIIT published 60 chemical related standards for publicity
Nov 01, 2023
On 19th October, China MIIT published a notification which announced 60 standards relating to chemical industry. Among the 60 standards, there are 20 standards which were made to replace the previ...
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