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Aug 22, 2025 | ECHA Releases Updated Background Document for PFAS Restriction Proposal
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...
Aug 22, 2025 | EPA Draft Risk Evaluations for Phthalates, Public Comments are Invited
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...
Thailand Updates Hazardous Substances List
Aug 22, 2025
On 7 July 2025, Thailand's Ministry of Industry published the Notification on Hazardous Substances List (No. 8) B.E. 2568 (2025) in the Royal Gazette. The notification was signed on 5 June 2025 under...
Japan solicits consultation to amend guidelines under CSCL
Aug 21, 2025
On 20 August 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly released draft amendments to the...
Deadline Extended for Public Disclosure Extension of Chemical Substance Identification Information
Aug 20, 2025
On August 20, 2025, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) announced an extension of the deadline for submitting applications to postpone the public disclosure of chemical substance identificat...
Japan: METI Amends Notifications Provisions for Chemicals under CSCL
Aug 20, 2025
On 5 August 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published draft amendments to notification provisions for the manufacture or import of chemicals under Chemical Substances Cont...
Japan Amends Notification Rules for New Chemical Substances Under CSCL
Aug 20, 2025
On 5 August 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly published draft amendments to noti...
EU Adopts New REACH Restrictions on CMR Substances from 1 September 2025
Aug 19, 2025
On 8 August 2025, the European Commission adopted a regulation amending Annex XVII to REACH (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) concerning carcinogens, germ cell mutagens and reproductive toxicants (CMR...
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