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Unexpected effects on the immune system are revealed by a gene study on tetrabromobisphenol A.

Dec 08, 2022 | Unexpected effects on the immune system are revealed by a gene study on tetrabromobisphenol A.

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is a potent flame retardant used in numerous appliances and is a major pollutant in households and ecosystems. It is the most widely used Bromophenolic flame retardant (B...

Substances of concern SVHC
Maximum migration levels set by Israel for safety of toys

Dec 08, 2022 | Maximum migration levels set by Israel for safety of toys

The revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 562 part 3 was published in the Israel Official Gazette Section of Government Notice no. 10401 “ISO 8124-3:2020 Safety of toys — Part 3: Migration of certain...

Children''s products Restricted use Hazardous chemicals
South Korea provides the Guideline for submitting a functional cosmetics report
South Korea provides the Guideline for submitting a functional cosmetics report
Dec 07, 2022

National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea provides a Guideline to prepare functional cosmetics report submission under the Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetic Act on De...

Cosmetic Act Functional cosmetics
South Korea updates the Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling
South Korea updates the Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling
Dec 07, 2022

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the ‘Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemi...

K-REACH Labelling
South Korea updates the Designation of toxic substances
South Korea updates the Designation of toxic substances
Dec 07, 2022

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates ‘the Designation of toxic substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) and Chemical Co...

K-REACH Hazardous chemicals
Russia: EPR for waste is expected to be implemented in January 2025
Russia: EPR for waste is expected to be implemented in January 2025
Dec 06, 2022

Because most of household waste generated in Russia ends up on the landfills, the Russian authorities are now developing updated legislative mechanisms such as extended producer responsibility (ERP) f...

EPR for other products Government incentives Hazardous waste

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