
Dec 18, 2023 | ANVISA's Regulatory Agenda For Next Year: Enhancing Standards Across Diverse Product Categories
ANVISA in Brazil has approved its regulatory agenda for the upcoming year, outlining plans to review and potentially revise multiple of existing standards. ANVISA intends to address over 170 items a...

Dec 21, 2023 | EPA initiates process to prioritize five chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act
On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will prioritize five toxic chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), with risk...

EU scientific committee publishes draft opinion on titanium dioxide's genotoxicity for public consultation
Dec 20, 2023
On 5 December 2023, the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published a preliminary opinion on Titanium Dioxide. Previous SCCS Opinions on dermally applied cosm...

India publishes Quality Control Order for Toluene
Dec 20, 2023
On 19 December 2023, the Central Government of India, after consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), published a Gazette Notification regarding the Quality Control Order (QCO) for Tolue...

Vietnam suggests Modifications to the List of Facilities Covered by the GHG Inventory Regulations
Dec 19, 2023
The "Draft amendment of the Prime Minister's Decision on the List of GHG Emission Facilities that Must Carry Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories" (the Draft) was published by the Vietnamese Minis...

The Philippines updates its national chemicals inventory adding 162 substances
Dec 19, 2023
In November 2023, the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-EMB) released the 2022 and 2023 lists of chemicals and chemical substances to be incl...

EPA Issues Draft Risk Evaluation for Flame Retardant TCEP
Dec 19, 2023
In a significant development on December 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft risk evaluation for Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), a flame retardant widely ...

Latest Compilation for the Transportation of Hazardous Goods in Mexico
Dec 18, 2023
Mexico has recently released a crucial compilation known as the "List of Frequently Transported Hazardous Substances and Materials" slated to entirely replace the previous 2011 version within the next...

European Commission to revise PFOS entry in the POPs Regulation
Dec 18, 2023
On 4 December 2023, the European Commission published a draft delegated regulation aimed at revising a number of provisions concerning perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives under Re...

Changes to the RoHS and EEE Directive recommended by the European Commission
Dec 18, 2023
On 7 December 2023, the European Commission proposed changes in EU Directive on restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). The aim is to reduce hazardous ...

Japanese Government Takes Bold Steps to Control Hazardous Chemicals: Methoxychlor Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 Face Strict Regulations
Dec 18, 2023
In a significant step to address environmental concerns, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MoE) h...
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