Oct 03, 2024 | EPA Finalizes Risk Evaluation for Flame Retardant TCEP
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its risk evaluation of the flame retardant and plasticizer tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) under the Toxic Substanc...
Oct 03, 2024 | East African Countries Notify WTO of Draft Standard for Deodorants and Antiperspirants
On September 26, 2024, five countries from the East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) jointly notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a Draft East African Standard...
Ukraine Adopts Restrictions on Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Oct 02, 2024
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted Decree No. 1068 on 17 September 2024, introducing amendments to Appendices 3 and 4 of the Technical Regulation on limiting the use of hazardous substanc...
EU’s RAC Strengthens Talc Regulation with Stricter Carcinogen Classification
Oct 02, 2024
On 26 September 2024, the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concluded that talc should be classified as a Category 1B carcinogen and STOT RE1 under the Classific...
China launches consultation to revise chemical safety label standards
Oct 02, 2024
On 14 September 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced a consultation to revise the national standard on "Regulations on the Preparation of Chemical Safety La...
Lithuanian Authorities Ban Glyphosate Use in Buckwheat Ahead of Harvest
Oct 02, 2024
The Lithuanian State Crop Production Service, part of the Ministry of Agriculture, has issued a strict warning to buckwheat producers that the use of glyphosate-containing herbicides on buckwheat crop...
India's Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Announces Amendments to Quality Control Orders for p-Xylene and Polyurethanes
Oct 02, 2024
On September 23, 2024, the Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals (DCPC) issued notifications under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, amending the p-Xylene (Quality Control) Order, 2021, a...
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Issues Notification on Amendment of Polycarbonate Quality Control Order
Sep 30, 2024
On September 17, 2024, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued a notification regarding the Polycarbonate (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2024, under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 20...
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Issues Amendments to Quality Control Orders for Cement Packaging Sacks
Sep 30, 2024
On September 13, 2024, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued two important notifications amending the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) related to cement packaging. These amendments are aimed a...
India extends enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders for Ethylene Dichloride and Vinyl Chloride Monomer
Sep 30, 2024
India’s Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals (DCPC) has announced an extension of the enforcement dates for Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomer. The ...
Japan: MHLW adds 149 substances to the New Chemical Substances List
Sep 30, 2024
On 27 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended the New Chemical Substances List by adding 149 new substances. This update came on the same day as the publication...
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