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Dec 08, 2022 | Unexpected effects on the immune system are revealed by a gene study on tetrabromobisphenol A.
Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is a potent flame retardant used in numerous appliances and is a major pollutant in households and ecosystems. It is the most widely used Bromophenolic flame retardant (B...
Dec 08, 2022 | Maximum migration levels set by Israel for safety of toys
The revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 562 part 3 was published in the Israel Official Gazette Section of Government Notice no. 10401 “ISO 8124-3:2020 Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of certain...
South Korea provides the Guideline for submitting a functional cosmetics report
Dec 07, 2022
National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea provides a Guideline to prepare functional cosmetics report submission under the Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetic Act on De...
South Korea updates the Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling
Dec 07, 2022
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the ‘Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemi...
South Korea updates the Designation of toxic substances
Dec 07, 2022
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates ‘the Designation of toxic substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) and Chemical Co...
Russia: EPR for waste is expected to be implemented in January 2025
Dec 06, 2022
Because most of household waste generated in Russia ends up on the landfills, the Russian authorities are now developing updated legislative mechanisms such as extended producer responsibility (ERP) f...
East Africa releases new specifications on Insecticidal aerosols
Dec 06, 2022
In November 2022, the East African Standards Committee (EASC) released a Draft East African Standard (DEAS 1114:2022) that specifies the requirements, sampling, and test methods for insecticidal aero...
South Korea updates the Enforcement Decree of the Chemical Control Act
Dec 05, 2022
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updated the ‘Enforcement Decree of the Chemical Control Act (CCA)’ on November 15th, 2022. This update is mainly on import reporting procedures for sub...
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