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May 12, 2025 | South Korea discloses hazards and risk of 72 new substances under KOSHA
On March 27, 2025, South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) released a list of 72 new chemical substances that were manufactured or imported into the country during the first quarter (Q1)...
May 12, 2025 | California Update on SB 682: New Regulations on PFAS in Consumer Products
Introduced in the 2025–2026 legislative session, California Senate Bill 682 (SB 682) aims to address environmental and public health concerns associated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substan...
Singapore to Regulate Chlorpyrifos and Paraquat: Stricter Controls Signal Global Chemical Trade Implications
May 09, 2025
On 28 April 2025, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of plans to tighten regulatory controls on two major agrochemicals: chlorpyrifos and paraqua...
Malaysia’s DOE Outlines Certification Protocol for Chemical Exports to Non-Party Countries
May 09, 2025
On 23 April 2025, the Department of Environment (DOE), acting as Malaysia’s Competent Authority under the Stockholm Convention, issued a reminder to industries involved in the export and import of che...
Japan revises notification procedure for new chemical substances under CSCL
May 09, 2025
Update: On 1 April 2025, Japan’s MHLW, METI and MOE jointly published the revised manual for the methods, procedures, and documents to be submitted for notification and application procedures for new...
Taiwan Fully Implements GHS Revision 8 Through CNS Standards
May 09, 2025
On 25 April 2025, Taiwan completed its transition to the eighth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS 8). Full implementation was achieved...
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