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Oct 16, 2023 | Health Canada Releases Crucial Hazardous Substance Assessments
In a move to enhance public safety, Health Canada has recently released information on six Hazardous Substance Assessments (HSAs). These assessments, fundamental for suppliers of hazardous products un...
Oct 16, 2023 | Health Canada Extends Comment Period for Proposed Hazardous Substance Disclosure Rules
Health Canada has extended the comment period for stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposed disclosure requirements for hazardous substances found in household chemical products such as cleaner...
ANVISA updates revisions on Pesticide Disinfectant and Wood Preservative Ingredients
Oct 15, 2023
ANVISA; Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency routinely revises its router of approved active ingredients in pesticides, sanitizing disinfectants, and wood preservatives. The updated guidelines...
ECHA to Prepare Restriction Proposal on Certain Chromium VI Substances
Oct 13, 2023
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has received a mandate from the European Commission to prepare a restriction proposal in accordance with the requirements of Annex XV of the REACH Regulation targe...
Japan revises its list of chemicals requiring SDSs and GHS labels
Oct 12, 2023
In Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has taken significant steps to improve workplace safety by updating the list of substances that require safety data sheets (SDSs) and labels...
India notifies Quality Control Order for Asbestos and Fibre Cement-Based Products to WTO
Oct 12, 2023
On 21 September 2023, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified the draft of a new regulation called the Asbestos or Fiber Cement-Based Products (Quality Control) Re...
Australia Seeks Input on Including Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Schedule 7 of the IChEMS Register
Oct 10, 2023
On 9 October 2023, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) opened consultations on the proposed scheduling decisions for short chain chlorinated paraffi...
India holds public consultation on heavy metal restrictions for cleansing products.
Oct 10, 2023
In order to control the presence of heavy metals in specific cosmetics, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has opened the comments area for three Draft Indian Standards for face wash, shower gel, an...
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