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Sep 18, 2025 | Brazil Approves New Food Packaging Safety Rules for Cellulose Films
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...
Sep 18, 2025 | Japan Releases Updated Guidelines for Revising Standards for Substances in Food-Contact Materials
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...
Japan amends notification rules for New Chemical Substances under CSCL
Sep 18, 2025
Update: On 17 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MoE) jointly announced the promulg...
Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment Advances Digital Transformation of Wastewater Management
Sep 17, 2025
On 17 September 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment (MoENV) announced draft amendments to the Regulations Governing Water Pollution Prevention Measures and Testing Reporting Management. The revisio...
FDA Launches FAERS Dashboard for Cosmetic Product Adverse Event
Sep 16, 2025
On 12 September 2025, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Public Dashboard for Cosmetic Products, an interactive platform designe...
EPA Finalizes Rule on Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Phasedown
Sep 16, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020, detailing how certain industries may continue to use hydro...
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