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A New Regulatory Proposal Coming in California

Jun 07, 2022 | A New Regulatory Proposal Coming in California

The overhaul to “short form” warnings under Prop 65 is temporarily paused in California, the US. The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has decided to keep on hold this controver...

Chemical notification/ registration Hazard assessment Labelling
5 Mandatory Standards for Food Contact Materials in Thailand

Jun 07, 2022 | 5 Mandatory Standards for Food Contact Materials in Thailand

Thailand published some new requirements regarding Food Contact Materials (FCMs) which will enter into force on January 3, 2023. The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) published these five man...

Conformity assessment Plastics Restricted use Compliance strategy
2022 Japan GHS Revision
2022 Japan GHS Revision
Jun 07, 2022

Japanese standards on chemical classification, labelling and safety data sheets (SDSs), JIS Z 7252 and JIS Z 7253, have been aligned with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Rev.6.Until May, 24, 2022...

GHS Labelling Safety data sheets (SDSs) Substance & mixture classification
France proposes a new harmonized CLH registry
France proposes a new harmonized CLH registry
Jun 03, 2022

According to ECHA, France submitted a new Harmonised Classification and Labelling (CLH) registry proposal of fluoroethylene (EC 200-832-6, CAS 75-02-5) in May 2022. The dossier to this intention regis...

Human health exposure Labelling Substance & mixture classification
Consultation on 5 Proposed Persistent Organic Pollutants Substances
Consultation on 5 Proposed Persistent Organic Pollutants Substances
Jun 03, 2022

Following the proposal of five new Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), interested parties are now invited to comment on the draft regarding the respective substances listed below. These substances w...

POPs Risk management Compliance strategy
Updates on the German Proposed Restriction for PFHxA
Updates on the German Proposed Restriction for PFHxA
Jun 03, 2022

Recently, the opinions of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) were made available publicly on the ECHA website for undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA). An initial...

EU REACH Restricted use Risk assessment
Withdrawal of Interest in Substance Application for Biocides Review Programme
Withdrawal of Interest in Substance Application for Biocides Review Programme
Jun 03, 2022

According to ECHA, the once selected substance silver-polyethylenimine-chloride, as a new chemical to join in the biocides review programme now needs some new concerned business bodies to continue its...

Biocides Chemical notification/ registration Human health exposure
ECHA intends to identify an SVHC in Belgium and France
ECHA intends to identify an SVHC in Belgium and France
Jun 03, 2022

According to ECHA, there is a new intention to identify a Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC) from Belgium together with France. The substance of interest is 4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol (i.e. Bisphenol S...

Ecotoxicology SVHC Hazardous chemicals

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