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Sep 01, 2025 | China Notifies WTO of New National Food Safety Standard for Vanillin
On 28 August 2025, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) formally notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft national food safety standard for vanillin, a...
Sep 01, 2025 | Brazil opens consultation on new limits for hazardous substances in electronics
Brazil’s National Council for the Environment (Conama) has launched a public consultation on draft rules that would restrict the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. The...
Brazil’s Health Regulator Opens Public Consultation on 2026–2027 Agenda
Sep 01, 2025
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has begun preparing its new Regulatory Agenda for 2026–2027, a process that will run until December this year in line with the country’s legal and...
Japan: METI amends provisions under Export Trade Control Order
Sep 01, 2025
On 1 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released draft amendment to the Export Trade Control Order, revising provisions related to export approval for chemical subs...
EPA Issues New SNURs under TSCA
Aug 29, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were subjected to Pre...
South Korea Proposed Amendment to Chemical Substance Registration and Hazard Review Guidelines
Aug 26, 2025
On August 19, 2025, South Korea has announced a proposed revision to the regulation titled "Guidelines on the Preparation of Registration Application Data and Methods for Hazard Assessment" in l...
ECHA Releases Updated Background Document for PFAS Restriction Proposal
Aug 22, 2025
Update: On 27 August 2025, ECHA clarified that there will not be sector-specific evaluations for the newly introduced PFAS use categories. Instead, all uses will be considered collectively when the Eu...
EPA Draft Risk Evaluations for Phthalates, Public Comments are Invited
Aug 22, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released draft risk evaluations for two widely used chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) :Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP, CASRN 85-68...
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