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Nov 12, 2025 | Japan publishes consultation schedule for toxicity assessments of new chemical substances
On 27 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MOE), acting as a joint council, published the...
Nov 11, 2025 | Singapore Adds Chlorpyrifos and Tightens Organophosphate Controls Under EPMA Hazardous Substances Regime
Singapore, November 2025. Singapore has finalized amendments to the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 (EPMA), updating the Second Schedule (Part I) to bring chlorpyrifos expressly under...
EU Commissioner Confirms Delay of REACH Revision, Highlights New Chemical Policy Initiatives
Nov 10, 2025
On 6 November 2025, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and Forestry, Jessika Roswall, presented an update on the European Commission’s chemicals policy agenda. She confi...
OEHHA Seeks Public Input on Reproductive Toxicity of p,pʹ-Bisphenol Chemicals
Nov 03, 2025
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced a public data call-in on the reproductive toxicity of p,pʹ-bisphenol chemical...
European Commission Postpones REACH Revision Beyond 2025
Nov 05, 2025
The long-awaited revision of the EU REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 has been delayed again. The European Commission’s internal planning document (SEC(2025) 2543 final, 3 November 2025), outlining...
ECHA Publishes Draft Mapping of PFAS Uses to Support SEAC Consultation
Nov 07, 2025
On 7 November 2025 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a draft mapping of PFAS uses to support the upcoming consultation on the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis’s (SEAC) draft opinio...
Council Agrees Position on Omnibus VI Package to Simplify EU Chemical Rules
Nov 07, 2025
On 5 November 2025, the Council of the European Union agreed on its negotiating position for the remainder of the ‘Omnibus VI’ package, which aims to simplify the requirements for chemical product...
HSE Opens Consultation on Draft Recommendation to Add Three Substances to UK REACH Authorisation List
Nov 07, 2025
On 4 November 2025, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched a public consultation on its draft recommendation to include three substances in Annex 14 (the Authorisation List) of UK REACH. Th...
India Withdraws Quality Control Orders for Acrylonitrile, Maleic Anhydride, and Styrene
Nov 07, 2025
On 24 October 2025, the Indian Government officially withdrew the Quality Control Orders for acrylonitrile, maleic anhydride, and styrene, which were issued by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizer...
UK Notifies WTO of Draft Regulation to Ban 4-MBC and 16 CMR Substances in Cosmetics
Nov 06, 2025
On 31 October, the United Kingdom notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a new draft measure titled The Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2026. Issued by the D...
India Revises Enforcement Date for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers Quality Control Order
Nov 06, 2025
On October 1, 2025, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, issued an amendment related to the quality control order (QCO) for Et...
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