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Brazil Updates Regulations for Pesticide and Sanitiser Residue Limits Across Dozens of Crops

Brazil Updates Regulations for Pesticide and Sanitiser Residue Limits Across Dozens of Crops

Jun 09, 2025 | Brazil Updates Regulations for Pesticide and Sanitiser Residue Limits Across Dozens of Crops

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has issued a sweeping update to its regulation on pesticide and disinfectant residues, modifying monographs for several active ingredients used in...

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EU Publishes REACH Restriction on DMAC and NEP Due to Reproductive Toxicity

EU Publishes REACH Restriction on DMAC and NEP Due to Reproductive Toxicity

Jun 09, 2025 | EU Publishes REACH Restriction on DMAC and NEP Due to Reproductive Toxicity

On 3 June 2025, the European Commission published Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1085 in the Official Journal of the European Union. The regulation introduces a new restriction under Annex XVII to RE...

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Japan Releases Updated Guidelines for Revising Standards for Substances in Food-Contact Materials
Japan Releases Updated Guidelines for Revising Standards for Substances in Food-Contact Materials
Jun 04, 2025

On 28 May 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) released updated guidelines relating to Food-Contact Materials (FCMs) under the Food Sanitation Act. The CAA published the guidelines on its offic...

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Japan Launches Consultation to Collect Toxicity Data for Chemicals under CSCL
Japan Launches Consultation to Collect Toxicity Data for Chemicals under CSCL
Jun 04, 2025

On 29 May 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Environment (MoE), launched a public consultation to collect toxicity data on chemical substances regulated under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL). The Mo...

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Japan Releases further Q&A Document of Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCM)
Japan Releases further Q&A Document of Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCM)
Jun 04, 2025

Update 2: On 26 May 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) released an updated Q&A document on its portal for the Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCMs). This time, the CAA addressed con...

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Ukraine Notifies WTO of New Regulation on Hazardous Chemical and Biological Factors
Ukraine Notifies WTO of New Regulation on Hazardous Chemical and Biological Factors
Jun 04, 2025

On 28 May 2025, Ukraine officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the adoption of Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 588, titled “On Approval of the Procedure for State Registration o...

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