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Oct 08, 2025 | Canada Moves to Phase Out PFAS in Firefighting Foams

The Government of Canada has taken a significant step toward addressing the risks posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as “forever chemicals.” On September 26, 202...

PFAS Risk management Firefighting foams Environmental Protection Canada Environmental Protection Act CEPA Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Aqueous Film Forming Foams AFFF Forever Chemicals
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Oct 07, 2025 | EU Notifies WTO of Draft Amendments to Data Requirements for Plant Protection Products

On 1 October 2025, the European Union notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of two draft Commission Regulations revising the data requirements for active substances and plant protection produ...

Plant Protection Products (PPP) Active Substances OECD Test Guidelines EU Pesticides Regulation Data Requirements EFSA Guidance Scientific and Technical Progress
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India’s DGFT Introduces New Policy Condition for Export of Second-Generation Ethanol
Oct 06, 2025

The Government of India, through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has introduced an additional policy condition governing the export of s...

Green & sustainable chemistry Greenhousegas GHG Import/export restrictions India Indian Standards IS DGFT Helpdesk
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Notice on the First Training Session for Standardized Environmental Management of Hazardous Waste
Oct 06, 2025

On 30 September 2025, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment  (MEE) Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Center, together with China Environmental Publishing Group, announces tha...

Environment Hazardous waste Life cycle analysis MEE Order 12 China waste Waste Management
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European Commission Reviews Implementation of EU PIC Regulation for 2020–2022
Oct 06, 2025

On 30 September 2025, the European Commission published its Synthesis Report on the Operation of Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals for the period 2...

Prior Informed Consent PIC Rotterdam Convention Hazardous Chemicals EU Chemicals Regulation PIC Regulation ePIC System Export Bans
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OECD Issues Best Practice Guide on Chemical Data Sharing Between Companies
Oct 06, 2025

On 25 September 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its Best Practice Guide on Chemical Data Sharing Between Companies. The guide aims to help organisat...

OECD OECD Regulatory Compliance Chemical Data Sharing Data Governance Industry Cooperation Best Practise Guide Chemicals Management
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European Commission Adopts Strict Ban on PFAS in Firefighting Foams
Oct 06, 2025

In a decisive move to protect human health and the environment, the European Commission has announced the final adoption of a regulation under REACH (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) to prohibit the u...

PFAS Firefighting foams Annex XVII Environmental Protection Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Commission Regulation EU 2025/1988 Fluorine Free Alternatives Seveso III Directive PFAS Emissions Reduction
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Japan: MHLW adds 149 new chemical substances to ENCS
Oct 06, 2025

On 26 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced the addition of 149 new chemicals to the Existing and New Chemical Substances (ENCS) List. The ENCS list is regu...

Chemical inventory Chemical notification/ registration ISHL MHLW New substances update Chemical inventory Japan
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HSE Publishes Seventh Edition of the GB Mandatory Classification and Labelling List
Oct 03, 2025

On 16 September 2025, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) released the seventh edition of the Great Britain (GB) Mandatory Classification and Labelling (MCL) list. This latest update introduce...

Mandatory Classification and labelling MCL update GB CLP Regulation GB Mandatory Classification and Labelling List GB MCL
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Peru Moves to Phase Out Toxic PCBs by 2028 Under New Regulation
Oct 01, 2025

The Peruvian government has issued a sweeping new regulation aimed at eliminating one of the world’s most dangerous industrial pollutants: polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The measure, published un...

Hazardous chemicals Latin America Peru Polychlorinated Biphenyl PCB
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Mexico Bans Dozens of Toxic Pesticides
Oct 03, 2025

The Mexican government has announced a sweeping ban on the production, import, distribution, and use of more than 30 highly hazardous pesticides across the country. Many of these substances are classi...

Latin America Pesticides Sustainable Agriculture Mexico Persistent Organic Pollutants POPs Pesticide Ban Agricultural Chemicals

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