Dec 06, 2023 | Peru Implements New Decree for Hazardous Substances Across Homes Industries and Public Health
Peru has issued a Supreme Decree (DS 031-2023-SA) that complements the Decree 1570 for management of Chemical Substances, introducing comprehensive regulations for hazardous substances used in househ...
Dec 06, 2023 | Switzerland revises the Biocidal Products Ordinance
In November 2023 the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) published a revision of the Biocidal Products Ordinance. The revision implements changes to the Chemicals Act (ChemG), which has been a...
India notifies Gypsum Based Building Materials Quality Control Order
Dec 06, 2023
On 17 November 2023, the Indian Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the Gypsum Based Building Materials Quality Control Order...
South Korea Partially Revises the Regulation on Cosmetics Safety Standards.
Dec 05, 2023
On November 30, 2023, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a partial amendment to the Regulations on Cosmetics Safety Standards, etc., including the addition of some ingredi...
EPA Takes Decisive Action to Curb PFAS Contamination from Plastic Containers
Dec 05, 2023
In a significant move to protect public health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued orders on December 1, 2023, directing Inhance Technologies LLC (Inhance) to cease the production o...
New updates to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals
Dec 01, 2023
During the months of September, October, and November 2023, the Australian Industrial Chemistry Introductory Scheme (AICIS) has made several updates to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals...
HSE publishes new batch of substances for mandatory classification and labelling in Great Britain
Dec 01, 2023
On 28 November 2023, the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a new batch of 6 Agency Opinions formally proposing mandatory classification and labelling (MCL) for the substances they con...
ECHA report highlights potential risks from PVC additives and microparticle release
Nov 28, 2023
On 22 November 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published an investigation report on PVC and PVC additives. The investigation was carried out by ECHA at the request of the European Commissio...
Malaysia updates the registration process for environmentally hazardous substances
Nov 27, 2023
Malaysia launched the newly redesigned MyEHS Environmentally Hazardous Substance (EHS) registration system was introduced on September 5, 2023. The website has been redesigned, and organisations can n...
SCCS publishes final opinions on cosmetic ingredients
Nov 27, 2023
Following the latest meeting of EU’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) on 26 October 2023 the Committee published its final opinions on the fragrance benzyl salicylate, the preservative...
Indian Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change Notifies Draft for Ecomark Rules
Nov 27, 2023
On 11 October 2023, India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) notified the draft Ecomark Certification Rules, 2023. The final day for comments is 60 days from the date of not...
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