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Oct 02, 2024 | Brazil Revises Cosmetics Regulation with the Introduction of RDC 907/2024
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has issued a key regulatory update that impacts the cosmetics industry. On September 23, 2024, ANVISA introduced RDC 907/2024, a comprehensive r...
Oct 04, 2024 | Thailand's Department of Industrial Works Introduces New Advertising Regulations for Hazardous Substances
On 18 September 2024, Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW) introduced new regulatory guidelines on the advertising of hazardous substances under its authority. These regulations which aim...
ANVISA Seeks Public Comment on Draft Standards for Regenerated Cellulose Films in Food Contact
Oct 03, 2024
On 23 September 2024, the Brazilian regulatory agency ANVISA (the National Health Surveillance Agency) published two draft standards for public comment regarding the use of regenerated cellulose films...
East African Countries Notify WTO of Draft Standard for Body and Face Powders
Oct 03, 2024
On September 26, 2024, five East African Community countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) jointly notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a Draft East African Standard for the ...
EPA Finalizes Risk Evaluation for Flame Retardant TCEP
Oct 03, 2024
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its risk evaluation of the flame retardant and plasticizer tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) under the Toxic Substanc...
East African Countries Notify WTO of Draft Standard for Deodorants and Antiperspirants
Oct 03, 2024
On September 26, 2024, five countries from the East African Community (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) jointly notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a Draft East African Standard...
Ukraine Adopts Restrictions on Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
Oct 02, 2024
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted Decree No. 1068 on 17 September 2024, introducing amendments to Appendices 3 and 4 of the Technical Regulation on limiting the use of hazardous substanc...
EU’s RAC Strengthens Talc Regulation with Stricter Carcinogen Classification
Oct 02, 2024
On 26 September 2024, the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concluded that talc should be classified as a Category 1B carcinogen and STOT RE1 under the Classific...
China launches consultation to revise chemical safety label standards
Oct 02, 2024
On 14 September 2024, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced a consultation to revise the national standard on "Regulations on the Preparation of Chemical Safety La...
Lithuanian Authorities Ban Glyphosate Use in Buckwheat Ahead of Harvest
Oct 02, 2024
The Lithuanian State Crop Production Service, part of the Ministry of Agriculture, has issued a strict warning to buckwheat producers that the use of glyphosate-containing herbicides on buckwheat crop...
India's Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Announces Amendments to Quality Control Orders for p-Xylene and Polyurethanes
Oct 02, 2024
On September 23, 2024, the Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals (DCPC) issued notifications under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, amending the p-Xylene (Quality Control) Order, 2021, a...
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