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Aug 07, 2026 | EFSA Lowers Safe Exposure Level for Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA)
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...
Aug 06, 2026 | EPA Extends Compliance Deadlines for PCE and CTC TSCA Rules
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 (...
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...
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