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Sep 25, 2024 | Ukraine Notifies Draft Resolution on Hazardous Factors to WTO

On 16 September 2024, Ukraine notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its draft Regulation on the "Procedure for State Registration of Hazardous Factors". This regulation, issued by the Ministr...

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Sep 25, 2024 | Japan designates three POPs as Class I Specified Chemical Substances

On 19 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly notified the World Trade Org...

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European Parliament Blocks EU-Banned Pesticide Residues in Imported Food
Sep 25, 2024

In a recent plenary session on 18 September 2024, the European Parliament blocked two European Commission decisions that would have allowed residues of pesticides currently banned in the EU in importe...

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EPA Unveils New Safer Choice Label for Sustainable Outdoor Cleaning and Proposes Updates to Help Buyers Find Eco-Friendly Products.
Sep 25, 2024

Safer Choice Program The Safer Choice Program promotes the use of chemicals that meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) strict standards for health and environmental safety, offering c...

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EU Call for Evidence: Roadmap to Phase Out Animal Testing in Chemical Safety Assessments
Sep 24, 2024

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on its initiative to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments. The consultation is open from 17 September to 15 October 2024 and...

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ANVISA Releases New Guidelines for Controlled Substances and Medical Products
Sep 23, 2024

On September 6, 2024, ANVISA (Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency) issued Resolution RDC 902/2024 which introduces updated regulatory requirements aimed at enhancing the control of substanc...

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Ecuador Updates Regulations on Disinfectant Products
Sep 19, 2024

On July 24, 2024, Ecuador's regulatory authority, the Agency for Regulation, Control, and Sanitary Surveillance (ARCSA), introduced a new resolution amending its 2018 regulations on disinfectant produ...

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S.T.O.P. Carcinogens at Work: A European Initiative in partnership with ECHA
Sep 23, 2024

The S.T.O.P. Carcinogens at Work campaign is a European initiative to address the growing problem of workplace-related cancer, which is responsible for over 100,000 deaths in the EU each year. In part...

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China's New Precursor Chemical Regulations Effective from 1 September 2024
Sep 23, 2024

In a move to strengthen the control over chemicals that can be misused in the production of illicit drugs, China has introduced new regulations that add seven substances to its regulated precursor che...

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White House Launches New Federal Strategy to Address PFAS Contamination
Sep 23, 2024

On September 3, 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) unveiled a new federal research strategy to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred t...

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EPA Delays PFAS Reporting Period to July 2025 Due to Resource Constraints
Sep 20, 2024

On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a direct final rule delaying the start of the reporting period for the October 2023 PFAS reporting rule under the Toxic Subs...

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