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European Commission Updates REACH Restrictions Roadmap with New Restriction Priorities

Jul 15, 2026 | European Commission Updates REACH Restrictions Roadmap with New Restriction Priorities

The European Commission has published the 2026 update of its REACH Restrictions Roadmap, which provides an overview of ongoing and planned restrictions on hazardous substances under the REACH Regulati...

Rolling List REACH Restrictions Roadmap Annex XVII Restriction Hazardous Substances EU chemicals strategy PFAS Bisphenols Flame Retardants Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) Chromium VI
Japan publishes FY 2025 GHS Classification Results for 142 Chemicals

Jul 15, 2026 | Japan publishes FY 2025 GHS Classification Results for 142 Chemicals

On 3 July 2026, Japan's National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) published a list of 142 substances classified in accordance with the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and La...

Japan GHS Chemical Classification and Labelling Safety data sheets (SDSs) Regulatory Update METI Ministry of Environment MOE MHLW Chemical substances Hazardous Substance List
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East African Community Strengthens Cosmetics Quality Framework with New Analytical Standards and Bath Salt Specifications
East African Community Strengthens Cosmetics Quality Framework with New Analytical Standards and Bath Salt Specifications
Jul 15, 2026

In June 2026, the East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda) advanced several Draft East African Standards (DEAS) aimed at improving cosmetic quality and safety. The standar...

WTO African Standard cosmetics standardization
Australia Introduces Major IChEMS Register Update
Australia Introduces Major IChEMS Register Update
Jul 14, 2026

On 18 June 2026, Australia registered the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Instrument 2026, introducing a major update to the Industrial Chemica...

IChEMS Register Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) IChEMS Minimum Standards Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standards PFAS Phthalates Bisphenols
HSE Publishes Risk Assessment Opinion on PFAS Firefighting Foam Restriction
HSE Publishes Risk Assessment Opinion on PFAS Firefighting Foam Restriction
Jul 14, 2026

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its Risk Assessment Opinion concluding that a restriction on the placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in f...

UK REACH PFAS Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Firefighting Foams Annex XV restriction
HSE Consults on Nine Proposed Substances of Very High Concern under UK REACH
HSE Consults on Nine Proposed Substances of Very High Concern under UK REACH
Jul 14, 2026

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a six-week public consultation on proposals to identify nine additional substances or groups of substances as substances of very high concern (SVHCs...

UK REACH SVHC Candidate List Substances of Very High Concern Consultation
EPA Issues Multiple TSCA Significant New Use Rule Updates
EPA Issues Multiple TSCA Significant New Use Rule Updates
Jul 14, 2026

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a series of Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) actions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These cover chemical substances that wer...

US TSCA Industrial use Textiles Batteries Environmental Protection Agency EPA Significant New Use Rules SNUR Detergents Paints
BIS Invites Industry Feedback on Revised Refrigerants Specification Standard IS 5610:2025
BIS Invites Industry Feedback on Revised Refrigerants Specification Standard IS 5610:2025
Jul 13, 2026

On 29 June 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released a Wide Circulation Draft (WCD) of Amendment No. 1 to IS 5610:2025 Refrigerants Specification (Third Revision) prepared by the Industrial...

Revised Standard BIS Packaging Labelling Chemicals

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