Feb 15, 2024 | EU Amends Directive 2011/65/EU - Exemption for Cadmium and Lead in Electrical and Electronic Windows and Doors
The European Commission issued Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/232 on 25 October 2023, amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. This amendment ensures a ba...
Feb 15, 2024 | Vietnam announces new GHG Regulation will be effective from February 2024
On 27 December 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam published a new circular on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The scope of the circular is to regulate...
Taiwan published notification on plans to amend restrict cosmetic ingredients list
Feb 14, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration of Taiwan (FDA) is consulting on amending the list of restricted cosmetic ingredients. This revision will create a list of permitted UV filters and abolish the lists o...
New Steps to Protect Communities from PFAS Announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Feb 14, 2024
On February 1, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its initiatives aimed at protecting communities and the environment from the health risks associated with some per- and po...
Chile initiates Public Consultation Process of the Draft Regulation of the Single-Use Plastics Law
Feb 12, 2024
On 31 January, the Ministry of the Environment approved the draft regulation of Law No. 21.368, which regulates the disposal of single-use plastics and plastic bottles and modifies the legal bodies it...
Important Information Regarding SDSs from the Ministry
Feb 12, 2024
On February 12th, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change in Türkiye made an announcement regarding Safety Data Sheets from the Chemicals Help Desk. Key points from thi...
South Korea: Substance added to the list of raw materials not available in cosmetics.
Feb 12, 2024
On February 7, 2024, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced a partial revision to the Cosmetics Act, adding 1,2,4-Trihydroxybenzene (CAS 533-73-3) to the list of prohibited...
New Zealand EPA Takes Pioneering Step to Ban PFAS in Cosmetics
Feb 07, 2024
New Zealand, a pioneer in environmental protection, has taken a significant step to improve consumer safety and safeguard the environment by banning the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFA...
China MEE consulted on adding seven chemical substances into IECSC
Feb 07, 2024
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (MEE) consulted on adding 2024 first batch of chemical substances into the Inventory of Existing Chemical substances in China (IECSC). This includes fo...
The Bureau of Indian Standards opens public consultation on revised standard for PET bottles for packaging of alcoholic beverages.
Feb 07, 2024
In January the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released for public consultation the revised draft Indian Standard for Specification of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottles for Packaging of Alcoho...
Draft guidelines on chemical exemptions and confidential business information published by the Philippines DENR
Feb 06, 2024
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines has released draft Guidelines for Exemption of Impurities, Chemical By-Products, Non-Isolated Intermediates, Alloys, and S...
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