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Japan Publishes Safety Review Procedures for New Substances under Food Contact Regulation

May 15, 2025 | Japan Publishes Safety Review Procedures for New Substances under Food Contact Regulation

On 14 May 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published safety review procedures for new substances used in food contact materials (FCMs) on the portal. These procedures primarily focus on new...

FCM New substances Regulatory Updates Japan Consumer Safety Positive List (Annex I)
Australia Advances Packaging Reform Amid Strong Public Support for EPR and Tougher National Standards

May 15, 2025 | Australia Advances Packaging Reform Amid Strong Public Support for EPR and Tougher National Standards

Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is moving forward with reforming packaging regulations after reviewing extensive feedback from the public and indus...

Circular Economy Sustainability EPR Packaging Waste Reduction
Public Consultation Opens on Decree Regulating Brazil’s Law No. 15.022/2024 on Chemicals Inventory and Risk Management
Public Consultation Opens on Decree Regulating Brazil’s Law No. 15.022/2024 on Chemicals Inventory and Risk Management
May 14, 2025

On May 13, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) officially launched a public consultation on the draft Decree intended to implement Law No. 15.022 of November 13, 2024. The law est...

Latin America Public Consultation Brazil Law 15.022/24
Canada Applies SNAc Provisions to Trixylyl Phosphate to Limit New Uses
Canada Applies SNAc Provisions to Trixylyl Phosphate to Limit New Uses
May 13, 2025

On March 26, 2025, Canada amended the Domestic Substances List to apply Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions to trixylyl phosphate (CAS RN 25155-23-1). This requires prior notification before un...

Active ingredient Canada
South Korea discloses hazards and risk of 72 new substances under KOSHA
South Korea discloses hazards and risk of 72 new substances under KOSHA
May 12, 2025

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)...

Chemical notification/ registration Hazardous chemicals KOSHA New substances Pre-registration South Korea Chemical Safety
California Update on SB 682: New Regulations on PFAS in Consumer Products
California Update on SB 682: New Regulations on PFAS in Consumer Products
May 12, 2025

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...

Ingredient transparency / disclosure PFAS Regulation Enforcement Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Public Health

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