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Canada moves further to ban cosmetics testing on animals

Feb 23, 2022 | Canada moves further to ban cosmetics testing on animals

In January 2022, Cosmetic Alliance (CA) and a representative from their allied stakeholder coalition met with Health Canada (HC) officials to discuss the ban of cosmetics testing on animals in Canada....

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South Korea announces the results of hazard review of chemical substances under K-REACH

Feb 21, 2022 | South Korea announces the results of hazard review of chemical substances under K-REACH

National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated and announced the results of hazard review of chemical substances under K-REACH on February 11th, 2022.The updates are as f...

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China launches NRCC an online hazardous chemicals registration platform
China launches NRCC an online hazardous chemicals registration platform
Feb 18, 2022

On the 16th of January 2022, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) launched a new online platform for the registration of hazardous chemicals. The previous system launched in 2020 was close...

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Switzerland rejects ban on full animal testing
Switzerland rejects ban on full animal testing
Feb 16, 2022

On the 13th of February, Switzerland had a vote to decide if full animal testing should be banned or not. This includes animal testing for both scientific and medical research.If voted for, the ban...

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India extends the implementation date for five chemicals
India extends the implementation date for five chemicals
Feb 16, 2022

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) in India has pushed back the deadlines for implementing quality control orders (QCOs) issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for five su...

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European Commission adds Resorcinol to REACH Candidate List
European Commission adds Resorcinol to REACH Candidate List
Feb 14, 2022

The European Commission, after a serious struggle, recently declared resorcinol as an SVHC. This decision was made based on the endocrine-disrupting properties of human health. This decision was mad...

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Norwegian authorities extend annual report deadline
Norwegian authorities extend annual report deadline
Feb 14, 2022

The Norwegian Environmental Agency announced on February 3, 2022, that the duty to declare annual quantities for 2021 is postponed until May 20, 2022. This occurred because the agency is improving...

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Brazil issues decree to regulate the National Waste Policy
Brazil issues decree to regulate the National Waste Policy
Feb 11, 2022

On January 12, 2022, the Brazilian government issued a Regulatory Decree for the National Waste Policy, officialized and published by Law 12.305 on August 2010. The Regulatory Decree 10.936 does n...

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