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South Korea addresses revising the "Notification of Installation and Management Standards for Hazardous Chemicals Handling Facilities" by the end of 2024.

Aug 23, 2023 | South Korea addresses revising the "Notification of Installation and Management Standards for Hazardous Chemicals Handling Facilities" by the end of 2024.

The National Institute of Chemical Safety (Director Park Bong-kyun) formed a consortium for handling facility standards with experts, industries, and civil society to improve the standards of hazardou...

Chemical industry Hazardous chemicals
UK government launches a call for data on nanomaterials in cosmetics

Aug 23, 2023 | UK government launches a call for data on nanomaterials in cosmetics

On 14 August 2023, the UK’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published a call for submission of any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosm...

Cosmetic Products Nanomaterials
Call open for Information on Endocrine Disrupting Cosmetic Ingredients in the UK
Call open for Information on Endocrine Disrupting Cosmetic Ingredients in the UK
Aug 23, 2023

On August 14, 2023, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) of the United Kingdom issued a notification to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic in...

Cosmetic Products Compliance
Government of Canada Announces Delay in Publication of Toxic Substances Regulations
Government of Canada Announces Delay in Publication of Toxic Substances Regulations
Aug 22, 2023

In a recent update, the Government of Canada has informed WTO Members about a delay in the release of the final "Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022." Originally slated for publi...

PFAS Toxic substances
European Commission authorises the use of DEHCH in food contact materials
European Commission authorises the use of DEHCH in food contact materials
Aug 22, 2023

On 11 August 2023 the European Commission published an amendment, Regulation (EU) 2023/1627, to Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 (the Food Contact Plastics Regulation) in the Official Journal of...

Plastics Food contact materials
Time to notify the HSE of exports of PIC chemicals for 2024
Time to notify the HSE of exports of PIC chemicals for 2024
Aug 22, 2023

On 9 August 2023, the British Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued an e-bulletin inviting companies to notify the HSE of exports of chemicals in the Great Britain Prior Informed Consent (PIC) List...

HSE Hazardous chemicals

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