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Ecuador Publishes Draft Framework to Streamline Health Product Registration

Jul 22, 2025 | Ecuador Publishes Draft Framework to Streamline Health Product Registration

The Ecuadorian National Agency for Regulation, Control, and Health Surveillance (ARCSA) has issued a resolution introducing new reforms to the technical sanitary regulations for the registration of he...

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Japan: MHLW adds 29 entries to the list of chemicals that cause skin irritation

Jul 21, 2025 | Japan: MHLW adds 29 entries to the list of chemicals that cause skin irritation

On 18 July 2025, The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan released a list of substances that have been found to irritate skin or absorb through the skin. The list was made public on...

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Japan: MHLW revises the provisions for chemicals that cause skin irritation
Japan: MHLW revises the provisions for chemicals that cause skin irritation
Jul 21, 2025

Update: On 28 February 2025, MHLW published the revised list of chemicals causing skin irritation. This revised list contains updated provisions for skin irritants. More information can be found here....

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EPA Finalizes Significant New Use Rules for Certain Chemical Substances
EPA Finalizes Significant New Use Rules for Certain Chemical Substances
Jul 18, 2025

On June 13, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule in the Federal Register (90 FR 24977), establishing Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Co...

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UN Announces Amendments for the 24th Revised Edition of the UN Model Regulations
UN Announces Amendments for the 24th Revised Edition of the UN Model Regulations
Jul 18, 2025

On 16 July 2025, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) announced amendments to the Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. These amendments to the twenty-third revis...

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UNECE Announces Updates for the 11th Revised Edition of GHS
UNECE Announces Updates for the 11th Revised Edition of GHS
Jul 18, 2025

On 16 July 2025, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) announced amendments to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).  The amendments to...

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