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Mar 08, 2022 | Australia bans mercury and mercury-containing products
On 7 March 2022, Australia notified the changes to its laws regarding Mercury, in a bid to comply with the Minamata Convention obligations. Due to the amendment, Australia now prohibits the import...
Mar 04, 2022 | Additional Global Plastics Treaty Proposals
At the UN Environment Assembly that happened from 28th February to 2nd March, along with Japan, India has placed another proposal on the table which states an alternative resolution on single use p...
Brazil updates allowed UV filters in cosmetics
Mar 03, 2022
On February 9, 2022, the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published a resolution addressing ultraviolet (UV) filters allowed to be present in cosmetics. In addition, Resolution 600 form...
Chile targets indiscriminate single-use of plastics
Mar 03, 2022
Since February 13, 2022, single-use plastics products have faced a ban in Chile. Law 21.368 was published in August 2021 and aims to fight back the indiscriminate use of single-use plastics in diffe...
European Commission takes the final step to end mercury exemption in lamps
Mar 03, 2022
European Commission publishes 12 delegated acts to end the exemptions for the use of mercury in lamps. These lamps include general-purpose compact (CFL) and linear fluorescent (LFL) lamps. Consider...
ECHA Proposes a ban of PFASs in firefighting foams
Mar 03, 2022
On the 23rd of February 2022, the REACH Annex XV restriction dossier was published addressing PFASs’ risks in firefighting foams to human health and the environment. The European Chemicals Agency (E...
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