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Ministry of Environment Announces Draft Amendments to the List and Management of Toxic Chemical Substances

Nov 04, 2025 | Ministry of Environment Announces Draft Amendments to the List and Management of Toxic Chemical Substances

On 4 November 2025, Taiwan's Ministry of Environment (MOENV) released a draft amendment to the List of Toxic Chemical Substances and Its Management Measures.The proposal adds the following substances...

Amendment Mercury POPs Stockholm Convention Toxic substances Biostimulants Taiwan UV-328 Methoxychlor Environmental Protection Taiwan Ministry of Environment MoENV
UK Opens Consultation on Cosmetic Ingredients with Suspected Endocrine-Disrupting Properties

Nov 04, 2025 | UK Opens Consultation on Cosmetic Ingredients with Suspected Endocrine-Disrupting Properties

The UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has opened a consultation inviting scientific information on several cosmetic ingredients with suspected endocrine-disrupting properties. Scope of...

Public Consultation Endocrine Disruptors Chemical Safety Regulatory Compliance UK Office for Product Safety and Standards OPSS Cosmetic Ingredients Cosmetics
OEHHA Seeks Public Input on Reproductive Toxicity of p,pʹ-Bisphenol Chemicals
OEHHA Seeks Public Input on Reproductive Toxicity of p,pʹ-Bisphenol Chemicals
Nov 03, 2025

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced a public data call-in on the reproductive toxicity of p,pʹ-bisphenol chemicals (...

Chemical inventory Consultation Proposition 65 Toxic to Reproduction California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment OEHHA
Japan Revises Rules on Managing Class I Chemical Impurities Under BAT Framework
Japan Revises Rules on Managing Class I Chemical Impurities Under BAT Framework
Nov 03, 2025

On October 6, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly issued a revised notice on the...

Circular Economy CSCL MHLW Safety data sheets (SDSs) Ministry of Environment MOE Enforcement Japan Class I Specified Substances Plastics Recycling
ANMAT Streamlines Oversight of Foreign Drug Manufacturers with New GMP Certification Framework
ANMAT Streamlines Oversight of Foreign Drug Manufacturers with New GMP Certification Framework
Oct 29, 2025

Argentina’s Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología Médica (ANMAT) has introduced a comprehensive update to its regulatory framework for imported medicines through Disposición...

Latin America Pharmaceutical Compliance Good Manufacturing Practice GMP Argentina GMP Certification Disposición 7998/2025 Risk-Based Evaluation
Chile Updates Technical Standards for Hypodermic Needles and Syringes
Chile Updates Technical Standards for Hypodermic Needles and Syringes
Oct 29, 2025

Chile’s Ministry of Health has announced updated regulations to strengthen quality and safety controls on hypodermic needles and syringes, bringing the country’s standards in line with international m...

Certification Latin America Medical Devices Chile Regulatory Update Hypodermic Needles Syringes Instituto de Salud Pública ISP

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