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Canada Centralizes Access to Product Safety Test Methods in New PSL Index

Nov 20, 2025 | Canada Centralizes Access to Product Safety Test Methods in New PSL Index

On 30 October 2025, Health Canada released a centralized online index of Product Safety Laboratory (PSL) test methods, which helps industry assess the safety and compliance of consumer products and co...

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South Korea Notifies WTO of a Draft Amendment to Food Labelling Standards

Nov 20, 2025 | South Korea Notifies WTO of a Draft Amendment to Food Labelling Standards

On November 18, 2025, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) notified the WTO of a draft revision to the Food Labeling Standards aimed at improving consumer clarity and harmonizing rules w...

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EPA Releases Draft TSCA Risk Evaluation for D4 (Updated)
EPA Releases Draft TSCA Risk Evaluation for D4 (Updated)
Nov 20, 2025

Update 20 November 2025:The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rescheduled the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) preparatory meeting which will be held virtually to December...

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Philippines Drafts Unified Classification of Pharmaceutical Products Intended for Human Use
Philippines Drafts Unified Classification of Pharmaceutical Products Intended for Human Use
Nov 19, 2025

Manila, November 2025. The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft Circular that standardizes how human medicines are classified and reclassified nationwide. The proposal re...

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ECHA Proposes Four New Substances for Inclusion in the REACH Authorisation List
ECHA Proposes Four New Substances for Inclusion in the REACH Authorisation List
Nov 19, 2025

On 18 November 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) made its 12th recommendation to the European Commission, that four additional substances be added to the Authorisation List (Annex XIV of the...

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Taiwan Strengthens PFAS Regulation: PFOS and PFOA Banned from Groundwater Injection
Taiwan Strengthens PFAS Regulation: PFOS and PFOA Banned from Groundwater Injection
Nov 18, 2025

On November 18, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment announced a revision to its “Hazardous Substances Prohibited from Groundwater Injection” regulations, officially adding perfluoro octane sulfonat...

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