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Apr 03, 2025 | India extends enforcement date for Quality Control Orders for eight chemicals till late 2025 and 2026
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has extended the enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for several chemicals. The notifications were published in the Gazette of India on 11...
Apr 03, 2025 | Canada takes action on PFAS chemicals
On March 5, 2025 the Canadian government took a significant step to address the risks posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often referred to as "forever chemicals". These substances, w...
Canada Modifies the Cosmetic Notification System From 2025
Apr 03, 2025
In March 2025, Health Canada updated its "Notification of Cosmetics: Guide for Cosmetic Notifications" to introduce new notification and labelling requirements that will apply in 2025 and 2026. The...
South Korea Proposes K-REACH Amendments to Improve Transparency and Efficiency
Apr 02, 2025
On February 5, 2025, a group of 13 congressmen in South Korea proposed amendments to the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (also known as K-REACH). The purpose of this new prop...
Japan proposes to amend the Priority Assessment Chemical Substances List.
Apr 02, 2025
Update: On 31 March and 1 April 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of six chemicals and one chemical respectively list...
Japan Categorizes NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance
Apr 02, 2025
Update: On 1 April 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of NPE (polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ether) and reclassify it as...
Japan: METI consults on revision of PAC list for ethyl hydrogen sulphate
Apr 02, 2025
Update: On 31 March 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of ethyl hydrogen sulphate and reclassify it as a general chemi...
Japan launches consultation on draft design certification standards for Plastic Product Design
Apr 02, 2025
On 18 March 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the draft d...
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