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Aug 05, 2026 | Indonesia Proposes New Halal Certification and Import Compliance Procedures
Indonesia’s Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) has notified three draft regulations covering halal-certificate updates, ongoing compliance with the Halal Product Assurance System (...
Aug 05, 2026 | Philippines Adds 81 Chemicals to PICCS Under DENR Administrative Order No. 2026-24
The Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has added 81 chemicals to the Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS). The additions were issued th...
Sweden Proposes National PFAS Ban for Selected Consumer Products
Aug 05, 2026
On 23 July 2026, the Swedish government published a proposal to introduce a national restriction on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in selected consumer products. The proposal has been rele...
Switzerland Adopts Comprehensive Packaging Ordinance
Aug 05, 2026
The Swiss Federal Council has officially adopted the new Packaging Ordinance (Verpackungsverordnung, VerpV). The ordinance is designed to strengthen the circular economy frameworks and establishes man...
EPA Releases Draft Guidance on PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids
Aug 05, 2026
On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft guidance on reducing potential risks associated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFO...
China to End New Chemical Substance Environmental Management Filing System from 15 August 2026
Aug 04, 2026
On August 4, 2026, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued the Notification on Matters Related to the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances in order to impl...
EU Proposes Extensive Revisions to RoHS Lead and Cadmium Exemptions
Aug 04, 2026
On 8 July 2026, the European Commission published a draft Delegated Directive proposing updates to numerous exemptions for lead and cadmium under the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directi...
HSE Invites 2027 Export Notifications under GB PIC Regulation
Aug 03, 2026
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has invited companies to start submitting export notifications for hazardous chemicals listed under the Great Britain Prior Informed Consent (GB PIC) Regulatio...
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