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Oct 27, 2026 | Canada Adopts Significant New Activity Requirements for TMTD Under CEPA
On 21 October 2026, the Government of Canada published a final order in the Canada Gazette, Part II, amending the Domestic Substances List (DSL) to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions...
Oct 27, 2026 | EU Parliament Approves Changes to CLP Labelling Rules and Application Timelines
On 22 October 2026, the European Parliament adopted its first-reading position on the Chemicals Omnibus VI package, approving changes to the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation...
Australia Consults on PFAS Evaluation and Proposes TFA Risk Assessment
Oct 27, 2026
On 21 October 2026, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) published a draft evaluation statement on the importation, manufacture and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance...
BIS Issues Wide Circulation Draft for Tetrahydrofuran Specification
Oct 27, 2026
On October 22, 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a Wide Circulation Draft proposing a new Indian Standard titled ‘Tetrahydrofuran — Specification’. The draft has been prepared by the O...
BIS Invites Comments on Draft Fourth Revision of Phenol (Carbolic Acid) Specification
Oct 27, 2026
On October 22, 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a Wide Circulation Draft proposing the fourth revision of IS 538:2020, ‘Phenol (Carbolic Acid) – Specification’. The draft has been pre...
Moldova Publishes REACH and CLP Amendments to Chemicals Law
Oct 26, 2026
Moldova has published Law No. 219/2026, which amends Law No. 277/2018 on chemical substances. The amendments are intended to strengthen the country’s chemical safety framework and further align it wit...
Thailand Reviews Proposed Changes to Cosmetic Ingredient Restrictions
Oct 23, 2026
Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) has opened a further public consultation on the regulatory impact analysis supporting proposed amendments to the country’s cosmetic ingredient r...
Brazil Proposes Endocrine Disruptor Labelling and Restrictions for Cosmetics and Other Products
Oct 23, 2026
Brazil is considering Bill PL 3169/2026, which would introduce mandatory labelling of products intended for babies, children and pregnant women when they contain chemicals identified by the competent...
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