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Jun 30, 2023 | The UK REACH Registration Deadlines are officially extended
The extension of the UK REACH registration deadlines is now official! The legislation necessary to implement the extension was laid in Parliament by the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs...
Jun 30, 2023 | REACH-required animal testing of cosmetics-only ingredients is banned by United Kingdom
The UK Government recently informed Parliament that they will no longer grant licenses for animal testing of chemicals that are exclusively intended for use in cosmetic products. The licensing ban cam...
ECHA publishes report and hosts workshop on animal-free testing methods
Jun 30, 2023
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) recently organized a workshop on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) with over 500 participants to discuss ways to replace animal testing in the hazard assessment of...
Japan updates the deleterious substances list
Jun 30, 2023
In a notice published in the official government gazette Kanpo on 26 May 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) added 3-Aminopropan-1-ol (CAS number 156-87-6) and mixtures thereof...
China calls for public comments on four REACH related national mandatory standards
Jun 30, 2023
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) published a notification calling for public opinions on twelve national mandatory standards which includes four chemical related sta...
Australia to introduce regulations for waste management and harmful chemicals
Jun 29, 2023
On 9 June 2023, the Australian government announced that because of a historic agreement reached at a national summit of environment ministers, strict new government regulations governing packaging wi...
Chile Provides Update on the Implementation of Registering Hazardous Substances
Jun 29, 2023
On the 28th of June, Chilean authorities delivered an important update via webinar on the progress of implementing Chile's regulation, based on the Decree 57/2021. The focus of this update centered ar...
India consults on the limits for chemical exposure at work
Jun 29, 2023
A new code of practice for safeguarding employees from chemical airborne pollutants in the workplace is being discussed in India. In May 2023 the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published the dra...
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