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Aug 07, 2026 | EU Bisphenol Restrictions for Food Contact Materials Take Effect While Great Britain Has Yet to Set an Implementation Date
The first major compliance deadline under Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 took effect on 20 July 2026, introducing new restrictions on bisphenol A (BPA) and other hazardous bisphenols in food con...
Aug 07, 2026 | European Commission Updates PPWR FAQ Ahead of 12 August 2026 Application
The European Commission has published the second edition of its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR). This introduces new and updated gu...
Colombia Modernizes Hazardous Waste Rules and Introduces Industrial Symbiosis Framework
Aug 07, 2026
Colombia's Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development has issued Decree No. 0766 of 15 July 2026, which comprehensively updates the national regulatory framework for the generation, managemen...
EFSA Lowers Safe Exposure Level for Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA)
Aug 07, 2026
On 22 July 2026, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a scientific report revising the consumer health-based guidance values for trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). TFA is a highly persistent d...
EPA Extends Compliance Deadlines for PCE and CTC TSCA Rules
Aug 06, 2026
On July 23, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule extending certain compliance deadlines under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk management rules for perc...
Japan adds 38 new chemical substances under CSCL
Aug 06, 2026
On 31 July 2026, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly announced the addition of 38 new s...
Vietnam Notifies Draft Law Overhauling National Food Safety Framework
Aug 05, 2026
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has notified a draft Food Safety Law that would replace the country’s 2010 Food Safety Law. Submitted to the World Trade Organization under notification G/SPS/N/VNM/1...
Indonesia Proposes New Halal Certification and Import Compliance Procedures
Aug 05, 2026
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 (...
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