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Oct 22, 2025 | PFAS Restriction Dossier Submitters Release Summary of Updates
The national authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have released a 20-page summary explaining the updates to their proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substa...
Oct 22, 2025 | Vietnam Tables 2025 Circular Updating Permitted and Banned Plant Protection Products
On 20 October 2025, Vietnam notified the WTO of a draft Circular updating the List of Permitted Plant Protection Products and the List of Banned Plant Protection Products. The draft, prepared by the P...
Thailand Moves to Mandate TIS 332-2567 for Dry-Chemical Portable Fire Extinguishers
Oct 22, 2025
On 20 October 2025, Thailand notified the WTO of a draft ministerial regulation requiring all dry-chemical portable fire extinguishers—new and refilled—to conform to Thai Industrial Standard (TIS)...
UK Launches Consultation on Proposed Ban of BPA and Other Bisphenols in Food Contact Materials
Oct 22, 2025
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has opened a public consultation on a proposal to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA), other bisphenols, and bisphenol derivatives in materials and articles intended...
EU Parliament Adopts ‘One Substance, One Assessment’ Package to Streamline Chemical Regulation (Updated)
Nov 21, 2025
Update 13 November 2025:The Council of the European Union has today formally approved the One Substance, One Assessment (OSOA) legislative package, marking the final political step before publication ...
EPA Opens Public Comment Period on Carbon Tetrachloride Risk Management Rule
Oct 17, 2025
On October 9, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened a 30-day public comment period on its 2024 final risk management rule for carbon tetrachloride (CTC) under the Toxic Substance...
EU Adopts New Regulation Revising REACH Fees and SME Verification
Oct 17, 2025
On 15 October 2025, the European Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2067, amending Regulation (EC) No 340/2008 on the fees and charges payable to the European Chemicals Agency (EC...
India Proposes Ban on PFAS and BPA in Food Contact Materials in Amendment Packaging Regulations
Oct 17, 2025
On 6 October 2025, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released a draft notification proposing amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018. The dr...
Australia Launches National Evaluation of PFAS Under Updated Rolling Action Plan
Oct 15, 2025
On 14 October 2025, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) announced a major update to its Rolling Action Plan (RAP), initiating a national evaluation of per- and polyfluo...
Brazil Launches National Strategy to Eliminate Ocean Plastic by 2030
Oct 12, 2025
On 7 October 2025, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Decree No. 12,644, officially establishing the National Strategy for a Plastic-Free Ocean (ENOP). The plan sets out actions through 203...
Brazil Opens Public Consultation on Regulation for Handmade Cosmetics
Oct 14, 2025
On 13 October 2025, Brazil’s health regulatory agency, Anvisa launched a public consultation to gather feedback on new rules for the production of handmade cosmetics, personal care products, and pe...
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