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Jan 19, 2026 | EPA Outlines Process for Expiring TSCA Confidential Business Information Claims
On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a procedure to notify companies about the upcoming expiration of Confidential Business Information (CBI) claims under the T...
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Jan 18, 2026 | Turkey Updates Food Additive Specifications Regulation to Align with EU Standards
The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has published amendments to the Turkish Food Codex Regulation on Specifications for Food Additives, bringing national legislation into closer alignment...
Vietnam Activates Implementing Decrees for the new Chemicals Law
Jan 17, 2026
On 17 January 2026, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Notice No. 363/BCT-HC, confirming that the key implementing instruments under Chemicals Law No. 69/2025/QH15 were issued and...
EU Defence Readiness Omnibus: Parliament Rewrites Proposed Exemptions from Chemicals Legislation
Jan 16, 2026
On 16 December 2025, committees of the European Parliament adopted compromise amendments to the Defence Readiness Omnibus that substantially revise how exemptions from EU chemicals legislation would a...
Switzerland Enforces PCN-Equivalent Notification Requirements under ChemO from 1 January 2026
Jan 16, 2026
From 1 January 2026, Switzerland enforces mandatory notification requirement for hazardous mixtures placed on the Swiss market, serving the same purpose as Poison Centre Notification (PCN) under EU le...
US OSHA Updates Hazard Communication Standard to Align with GHS 7 (Updated)
Jan 16, 2026
Update 16 January 2026: On 15 January 2026, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the United States published a notice extending the compliance deadlines under the Hazard Communi...
Ukraine Proposes EU-Aligned Restrictions on Epoxy Derivatives in Food Contact Materials
Jan 15, 2026
On 5 January 2026, Ukraine officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine titled “On Approval of the Requirements Restricting the Use of C...
France PFAS Ban on Selected Consumer Products in Force from 1 January 2026
Jan 15, 2026
On 1 January 2026, France began enforcing national restrictions on the manufacture, import, export and placing on the market of certain consumer products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
Japan consults to add 90 chemicals to the CSCL’s notification-exempt list
Jan 15, 2026
On 26 December 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly published a consultation notice...
EPA Completes Comprehensive TSCA Evaluation of Phthalates
Jan 14, 2026
According to information published on its TSCA phthalates program page, which was updated on December 31, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed its most comprehensive eval...
EU Publishes Draft Amendment to REACH Annex XVII Covering Additional CMR Substances
Jan 13, 2026
On 9 January 2026, the European Commission published a draft amendment to Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) concerning consumer restrictions for carcinogens, germ cell...
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