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South Korea Proposes a New Draft Regulation for Substances Subject to Preparation of Accidents 

Jun 13, 2025 | South Korea Proposes a New Draft Regulation for Substances Subject to Preparation of Accidents 

On June 11, 2025, South Korea published a draft regulation under the Chemical Substances Control Act (K-CCA) concerning the chemical safety framework. This action follows the restructuring of the toxi...

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EPA Proposes Extension of Methylene Chloride Compliance Deadline under TSCA

Jun 13, 2025 | EPA Proposes Extension of Methylene Chloride Compliance Deadline under TSCA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed extending the compliance deadlines under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain entities regulated for their use of methylene chlori...

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Thailand notifies WTO of draft regulation mandating safety standards for stainless steel food utensils
Thailand notifies WTO of draft regulation mandating safety standards for stainless steel food utensils
Jun 12, 2025

The Thailand Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Ministerial Regulation mandating that stainless steel utensils for food must conform to Th...

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Argentina Eases Import Rules on Cosmetics and Hygiene Products
Argentina Eases Import Rules on Cosmetics and Hygiene Products
Jun 12, 2025

Argentina’s national medicines and food regulator (ANMAT) has announced sweeping changes to its import procedures, lifting pre-authorization requirements for a range of consumer health products in a b...

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UK Introduces Interim Approach to PMT/vPvM Concept for Managing PFAS under UK REACH
UK Introduces Interim Approach to PMT/vPvM Concept for Managing PFAS under UK REACH
Jun 12, 2025

On 4 June 2025, the UK Government published an interim position statement detailing how the concepts of persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT), and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances will b...

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Indonesia Issues Regulatory Draft on Cosmetic Test Parameters in Certificates of Analysis for Import Certificate Applications
Indonesia Issues Regulatory Draft on Cosmetic Test Parameters in Certificates of Analysis for Import Certificate Applications
Jun 11, 2025

On June 2, 2025, the Indonesian Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) introduced a new draft aimed at strengthening the safety and quality oversight of imported cosmetic products. This important upd...

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