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Jun 03, 2026 | Argentina Updates Cosmetics Regulations: Certain Chemicals Removed from Prohibited List
Argentina’s health regulator, ANMAT, has updated its national cosmetics regulations in line with MERCOSUR guidelines, specifically removing several substances from the list of chemicals prohibited in...
Jun 03, 2026 | FDA Finalizes Food Chemical Safety Framework and Launches Review of BHT and ADA
On May 12, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a new post-market assessment program for food chemicals and launched reassessments of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and azodicar...
Argentina Updates Prohibited Chemicals List in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
Jun 03, 2026
The Argentine health regulator ANMAT has officially incorporated the latest MERCOSUR guidelines on prohibited substances in cosmetics, personal hygiene products, and perfumes into national law. The up...
ECHA Launches New Chesar Platform for Chemical Risk Assessment
Jun 03, 2026
On 2 June 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the launch of the first version of the Chesar Platform, a new cloud-based application for conducting and reporting chemical risk assessme...
ECHA Report Highlights Progress in REACH and CLP Implementation Between 2021 and 2025
Jun 02, 2026
On 1 June 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published its fourth five-year report on the operation of the REACH and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulations. The report, whic...
Vietnam Proposes Updated Technical Rules for Industrial Sodium Hydroxide, PAC and Ammonia
Jun 01, 2026
Vietnam has notified the WTO of a draft Circular amending national technical regulations for industrial sodium hydroxide, poly aluminium chloride (PAC) and industrial ammonia. The proposed measur...
South Korea Introduces Temporary K-REACH Relief for Supply-Crisis Chemicals
Jun 01, 2026
South Korea has begun the early application of a special temporary measure to ease K-REACH registration procedures for designated supply-crisis chemicals. This measure applies from April 10, 2026, and...
Vietnam Notifies Draft Circular on Medium-Risk Products under MOIT Quality Management
May 29, 2026
Vietnam has notified the WTO of a draft Circular establishing the list of medium-risk and high-risk products and goods under the state management responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Tr...
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