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South Korea Updates POPs Regulation Following Stockholm Convention Amendments

May 21, 2026 | South Korea Updates POPs Regulation Following Stockholm Convention Amendments

South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has issued a draft amendment to its regulations on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to reflect recent updates adopted under the Stockholm...

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Exemption Conventions
EPA Publishes Final TSCA Risk Evaluation for 1,2-Dichloroethane

May 21, 2026 | EPA Publishes Final TSCA Risk Evaluation for 1,2-Dichloroethane

On May 5, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the final risk evaluation for 1,2-dichloroethane under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The evaluat...

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China NMPA Adds Three Updated Safety Standards to Cosmetics Safety Technical Specification (2015 Edition)
China NMPA Adds Three Updated Safety Standards to Cosmetics Safety Technical Specification (2015 Edition)
May 21, 2026

 On 15 May 2026, China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the inclusion of three revised cosmetic safety standards in the Cosmetics Safety Technical Specification (2015 Editio...

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ECHA Receives New Scientific Role Under Revised EU Water Protection Framework
ECHA Receives New Scientific Role Under Revised EU Water Protection Framework
May 19, 2026

On 11 May 2026, the revised EU water protection framework came into force, granting the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) new scientific responsibilities concerning the identification and assessment of...

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Japan to designate 3 chemicals as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under CSCL (Updated)
Japan to designate 3 chemicals as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under CSCL (Updated)
May 19, 2026

Update 19 May 2026:  On 19 May 2026, Japan's MHLW, METI and MoE published the results of public consultation. The ministries published the information on the country’s e-GOV Public Comment Port...

Japan Product restrictions / prohibitions METI MHLW Public Consultation Stockholm Convention Ministry of Environment MOE Enforcement
EU Circulates Draft REACH Restriction on Lead in Certain Fishing Tackle
EU Circulates Draft REACH Restriction on Lead in Certain Fishing Tackle
May 18, 2026

On 12 May 2026, a draft Commission Regulation to restrict lead in certain types of fishing tackle under REACH was circulated through the Council register. This proposal would amend Annex XVII to Regul...

Lead in Fishing Tackle Lead Restriction Annex XVII EU REACH Wildlife Protection Environmental Protection EU Chemicals Regulation
Canada Publishes Final Assessment for Ketones Group Under CMP: Key Decisions on MEK, MIBK, and 2,4-Pentanedione
Canada Publishes Final Assessment for Ketones Group Under CMP: Key Decisions on MEK, MIBK, and 2,4-Pentanedione
May 18, 2026

On May 16, 2026, Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada published the final screening assessment for a group of ten ketone substances under the federal Chemicals Management Plan (CMP)...

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RRMA & FSSC Announce the FSSC 24000 Social Management System Workshop 2026 in Collaboration.
RRMA & FSSC Announce the FSSC 24000 Social Management System Workshop 2026 in Collaboration.
May 17, 2026

RRMA & FSSC Announce the FSSC 24000 Social Management System Workshop 2026 in Collaboration.   Following the strong success of the FSSC 24000 Workshop 2025, the Regulatory Representatives and Manag...

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