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Oct 24, 2025 | Japan Releases 2026 Notification Schedule for Specific New Chemical Substances
On 17 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2026 notification...
Oct 23, 2025 | Ukraine Proposes New Compliance Timelines for UA REACH and UA CLP
On 22 October 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine published a draft resolution introducing extended deadlines and key updates to Ukraine’s chemical safety framewor...
Indonesia Finalizes Registration Rules for Overseas Halal Certificates (SHLN)
Oct 23, 2025
Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) has issued Decree No. 221/2025, setting out definitive procedures for registering overseas halal certificates (SHLN) so products certified...
European Council Approves “Stop-the-Clock” Mechanism on CLP Regulation (Updated)
Oct 23, 2025
Update 23 October 2025: The European Parliament has today approved the postponement of the revised CLP Regulation’s application date to 1 January 2028, confirming the text previously endorsed by the C...
PFAS Restriction Dossier Submitters Release Summary of Updates
Oct 22, 2025
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...
Vietnam Tables 2025 Circular Updating Permitted and Banned Plant Protection Products
Oct 22, 2025
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) 332...
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...
NMPA Updates Cosmetic Ingredient Catalog with Three Newly Monitored Substances
Oct 21, 2025
On October 20, the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the second dynamic adjustment to the Catalog of Already Used Cosmetic Ingredients in accordance with relevant provisions un...
EPA Adds New PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Oct 17, 2025
On October 7, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the automatic addition of sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS-Na) (CAS No. 82382-12-5) to the Toxics Release Inventory (...
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...
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