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Aug 06, 2026 | Japan adds 38 new chemical substances under CSCL
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...
Aug 05, 2026 | Vietnam Notifies Draft Law Overhauling National Food Safety Framework
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 (...
Philippines Adds 81 Chemicals to PICCS Under DENR Administrative Order No. 2026-24
Aug 05, 2026
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EPA Releases Draft Guidance on PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids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On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft guidance on reducing potential risks associated with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFO...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...
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