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Sep 22, 2025 | ECHA Reminds SME Registrants to Verify Company Size in REACH-IT
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on 9 September 2025 that it is continuing to verify the company size of registrants who declared themselves as micro, small, or medium-sized enterprises...
Sep 22, 2025 | ECHA Removes Titanium Dioxide Classification from C&L Inventory Following Court Ruling
ECHA has removed the harmonised classification of titanium dioxide (TiO₂, CAS 13463-67-7) from the C&L Inventory and updated the registry of intentions, following the Court of Justice of the Europe...
Japan publishes 2026 notification schedule for New Chemical Substances
Sep 22, 2025
On 19 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2026 notification sc...
Taiwan Advances Sustainable Textile Procurement with Focus on Chemical Compliance
Sep 22, 2025
On September 19, 2025, the Department of Resource Recycling under Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment recognized 14 organizations for promoting sustainable and circular procurement of textiles. In line w...
Brazil Approves New Food Packaging Safety Rules for Cellulose Films
Sep 18, 2025
Brazil’s national health regulator, ANVISA, has introduced new sanitary requirements for regenerated cellulose films used in food packaging, in a move aimed at strengthening consumer safety and aligni...
Japan Releases Updated Guidelines for Revising Standards for Substances in Food-Contact Materials
Sep 18, 2025
Update: On 10 September 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published the revised manual of standards for substances in food contact materials (FCMs.) The update includes changes to Appendix 1...
Singapore to Phase Out Six Mercury-Added Lighting Products: NEA Launches WTO TBT Consultation
Sep 18, 2025
On 8 September 2025, Singapore notified the WTO (G/TBT/N/SGP/76) of a proposal to control six mercury-added lighting products as Hazardous Substances under the Environmental Protection and Manageme...
Japan: METI amends notifications provisions for chemicals under CSCL
Sep 18, 2025
Update: On 17 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced the promulgation date for the order on the e-GOVPublic Comment Portal. According to the information...
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