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Apr 01, 2025 | UK Circular Economy Strategy to Prioritise Chemicals and Plastics Sector
UK Environment Secretary Steve Reed has announced a national shift toward a circular economy, placing chemicals and plastics at the heart of the government’s strategy to reduce waste, improve resource...
Apr 01, 2025 | EU Adopts New Methodology for Recycling Efficiency and Material Recovery from Waste Batteries
On 21 March 2025, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, establishing a harmonised methodology for the calculation and verification of recyclin...
Vietnam Proposes Amendments to Decree 15/2018/ND-CP on Food Safety
Apr 01, 2025
On 4 March 2025, the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) published a summary of urgent issues to be addressed in a forthcoming amendment to Decree 15/2018/ND-CP. The proposed amendments aim to streamli...
Anvisa Launches Public Consultation on UDI Data Requirements for Medical Devices
Apr 01, 2025
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has opened Public Consultation No. 1,313, seeking public input on a proposed Normative Instruction that defines how companies must transmit and ma...
Australia: NTC amends the ADG Code to improve segregation of incompatible dangerous goods
Mar 28, 2025
The National Transport Commission (NTC) of Australia has announced key amendments to the Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code. These changes introduce clearer definitions and improved segregation rul...
Japan Updates New Chemical Substances List: 157 Substances Added
Mar 28, 2025
On 27 March 2025, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) added 157 new chemicals to the New Chemicals List under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). This update was announ...
HSE Releases UK REACH Annual Report and 2024–2025 Work Programme
Mar 27, 2025
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual UK REACH Article 83 Report (2023–2024) and Work Programme for 2024–2025, highlighting ongoing regulatory work and outlining upcoming p...
UK and EU Seek Public Input on Draft Risk Profiles for Polybrominated Dioxins and Furans
Mar 27, 2025
The United Kingdom and the European Union have launched public consultations on draft risk profiles for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs), including mixed polybrominated/chl...
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