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Mexico Bans Dozens of Toxic Pesticides

Oct 03, 2025 | Mexico Bans Dozens of Toxic Pesticides

The Mexican government has announced a sweeping ban on the production, import, distribution, and use of more than 30 highly hazardous pesticides across the country. Many of these substances are classi...

Latin America Pesticides Sustainable Agriculture Mexico Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Pesticide Ban Agricultural Chemicals
Vietnam Tables Three Draft Decrees to Implement New Chemicals Law

Oct 03, 2025 | Vietnam Tables Three Draft Decrees to Implement New Chemicals Law

On 2 October 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Vietnam Chemicals Agency) notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) three coordinated draft decrees to implement the Law on Chemicals No....

Chemical notification/ registration Hazardous chemicals Chemical substances Hazardous Substances
China Strengthens Oversight of Bulk Liquid Food Transport in Revised Food Safety Law
China Strengthens Oversight of Bulk Liquid Food Transport in Revised Food Safety Law
Oct 02, 2025

From September 8-12 2025, the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) was held in Beijing. During this session, the draft amendment to China’s Food Safety L...

Permitting or licensing Transport safety China Food Safety
China Moves Forward with Revised Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law
China Moves Forward with Revised Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law
Oct 02, 2025

On September 8, 2025, the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) conducted the second reading of the draft Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law. The revised draf...

Hazard assessment Hazard review Hazardous chemicals Transport safety China Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law China
EU Adds Dechlorane Plus to POPs Regulation with Exemptions
EU Adds Dechlorane Plus to POPs Regulation with Exemptions
Oct 02, 2025

On 25 September 2025, the European Commission published Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1930 in the Official Journal, amending the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 to i...

Exemption Flame Retardants Dechlorane Plus Stockholm Convention Compliance Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) EU POPs Regulation Unintentional Trace Contaminant UTC Limit Annex I
Indonesia Concludes Public Consultation on New CPKB Certification Rule: Risk-Based Oversight, Faster Timelines, Clearer Renewal Paths
Indonesia Concludes Public Consultation on New CPKB Certification Rule: Risk-Based Oversight, Faster Timelines, Clearer Renewal Paths
Oct 02, 2025

The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan, BPOM) has held a public consultation on the Draft Regulation on Certification of Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics (C...

Certification Cosmetic Act Cosmetic Products BPOM Indonesia

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