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Sep 16, 2026 | Singapore Approves Legislation Establishing HSA as an Integrated Health Regulator
Singapore’s Parliament has approved legislation that will consolidate additional health-regulatory functions under the Health Sciences Authority. The parliamentary bills register records the Heal...
Sep 16, 2026 | EPA Advances Ethylene Dibromide Risk Assessment, Seeks Public Feedback
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a draft risk evaluation for ethylene dibromide (CAS No. 106-93-4) and is seeking public feedback as part of its ongoing review under the Tox...
South Korea Opens K-REACH Data Protection Request Window for Registration Information Disclosure
Sep 15, 2026
On September 15, 2026, the Korea Environment Corporation announced procedures for registrants to review and protect confidential information, following the expansion of registration information disclo...
EU Proposes Chemical Rules of Origin under EU–India FTA
Sep 15, 2026
On 11 September 2026, the European Commission submitted proposals to the Council of the European Union for the signing and conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and I...
ECHA Clarifies Distributor Poison Centre Duties Ahead of 2027
Sep 15, 2026
On 14 September 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published new information clarifying the responsibilities of distributors for poison centre notifications under the Classification, Labelling...
UK HSE Proposes Stricter Classification for Dichloromethane
Sep 11, 2026
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published an Agency Opinion proposing a revised mandatory classification and labelling of dichloromethane (DCM, CAS No. 75-09-2) under the Great Britain Cl...
Great Britain Permits Specific Uses of Cobalt in Toys
Sep 10, 2026
On 7 September 2026, the UK Government adopted the Toys (Safety) (Permitted Uses for Cobalt) (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2026, allowing the presence of cobalt in toys and toy componen...
ECHA Maintains Glyphosate Classification Following Review
Sep 10, 2026
On 8 September 2026, the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted an opinion concluding that new carcinogenicity data do not warrant classifying glyphosate as car...
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