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Canada Releases Final Screening Assessment for Selected C3–C5 Alcohols Group

Nov 27, 2025 | Canada Releases Final Screening Assessment for Selected C3–C5 Alcohols Group

The Government of Canada has published the final screening assessment for the Selected C3–C5 Alcohols Group under the third phase of the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP). The announcement was made on N...

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Canada Publishes Final Screening Assessment and Proposed Risk Management for Decenes Group

Nov 27, 2025 | Canada Publishes Final Screening Assessment and Proposed Risk Management for Decenes Group

On 22 November 2025, the Government of Canada published the final screening assessment for two industrial chemicals known as the Decenes Group, as part of the third phase of the Chemicals Management P...

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Minamata COP-6 Advances Global Mercury Phase-Outs, Including Dental Amalgam
Minamata COP-6 Advances Global Mercury Phase-Outs, Including Dental Amalgam
Nov 27, 2025

The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6) concluded in Geneva on 7 November 2025, with over 1,000 in-person participants and nearly 4,000 online...

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India Initiates Major Reforms to the Quality Control Orders Framework
India Initiates Major Reforms to the Quality Control Orders Framework
Nov 26, 2025

In its Second Report (October 2025), the High-Level Committee on Non-Financial Regulatory Reforms (HLC-NFRR) called for a major overhaul of India’s Quality Control Order (QCO) framework. The number of...

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New Regulation to Ban Wet Wipes Containing Plastic to Come into Force in England in 2027
New Regulation to Ban Wet Wipes Containing Plastic to Come into Force in England in 2027
Nov 25, 2025

On 18 November 2025, the UK government enacted the Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025 No. 1218). These regulations are designed to prohibit t...

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Andean Community Enhances Cosmetic Product Labeling Standards
Andean Community Enhances Cosmetic Product Labeling Standards
Nov 25, 2025

Cosmetic products in the Andean region are set to comply with updated labeling regulations following the latest resolution by the Andean Community's Secretariat. The Andean Community has introduced ne...

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EPA Proposes Changes to PFAS Reporting Rules to Reduce Regulatory Burden
EPA Proposes Changes to PFAS Reporting Rules to Reduce Regulatory Burden
Nov 24, 2025

On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions to the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Co...

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Taiwan FDA Issues Warning on Banned Cosmetic Colorant Sudan 4
Taiwan FDA Issues Warning on Banned Cosmetic Colorant Sudan 4
Nov 21, 2025

On November 21, 2025, Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed the detection of the banned colorant Sudan 4 (CI 26105) in imported cosmetic ingredients. The FDA has ordered all affected p...

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