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India sets migration limits for antimony and DEHP for FCM

Sep 27, 2022 | India sets migration limits for antimony and DEHP for FCM

On 31 August 2022 a regulation entitled “Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Second Amendment Regulations, 2022.” was published and enforced by The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSA...

Chemical industry FCM
Ratification of pesticides in Kenya

Sep 26, 2022 | Ratification of pesticides in Kenya

The latest update of the Pest Control Products Bill, 2022 was published in Kenya in April 2022. It represents an urgent update to the existing Kenyan pesticide regulation. After various analyses, i...

Permitting or licensing PPP
UK consults on potential restrictions for substances in tattoo inks and permanent make-up
UK consults on potential restrictions for substances in tattoo inks and permanent make-up
Sep 23, 2022

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE), as the implementing agency for UK REACH, is currently consulting on different potential options for a UK REACH restriction on substances to be used in tattoo...

Cosmetic Products HSE UK-REACH
Call for comments to identify new Substances of Very High Concern SVHC
Call for comments to identify new Substances of Very High Concern SVHC
Sep 22, 2022

On 7 September 2022, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a call for comments on nine proposals to identify new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). SVHCs are substances that can have ser...

Substances of concern SVHC
The European Commission plans to add new hazard categories under the CLP Regulation
The European Commission plans to add new hazard categories under the CLP Regulation
Sep 21, 2022

On 20 September 2022 the European Commission published a Draft delegated regulation introducing new hazard classes to the system established in Regulation (EC) 1272/2008, on the classification, labell...

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability CLP GHS Hazard assessment Substance & mixture classification SVHC
Guidance Documents have been Translated into Turkish
Guidance Documents have been Translated into Turkish
Sep 21, 2022

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change of Turkey had the guidance documents published by the European Chemicals Agency translated for the ongoing KKDIK registration process and...

Chemical industry KKDIK Authorized Representative
South Korea updates Regulations on Emissions Survey and Calculation Factors of Chemical Substances
South Korea updates Regulations on Emissions Survey and Calculation Factors of Chemical Substances
Sep 21, 2022

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the ‘Regulations on Emissions Survey and Calculation Factors of Chemical Substances’ under the Chemical Substances Control Act. The scope fo...

Chemical industry Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
Canada requires new uses of the paint additive calcium 2-ethyl hexanoate
Canada requires new uses of the paint additive calcium 2-ethyl hexanoate
Sep 20, 2022

On 17 august 2022, the government of Canada (published in the Canada Gazette) issued notification requirements for some new uses of the paint additive calcium 2-ethyl hexanoate. In 2018, Canada ca...

Product registration/ notification Substances of concern

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