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Canada Updates Domestic Substances List: SNAc Provisions Now Apply to AEEA Under CEPA SOR/2025-17

Mar 25, 2025 | Canada Updates Domestic Substances List: SNAc Provisions Now Apply to AEEA Under CEPA SOR/2025-17

On February 5, 2025, the Government of Canada registered SOR/2025-17, officially amending the Domestic Substances List (DSL) under subsection 87(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (...

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El Salvador Implements GHS for Chemical Classification and Labelling

Mar 25, 2025 | El Salvador Implements GHS for Chemical Classification and Labelling

The Government of El Salvador has officially adopted the sixth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS 6), marking a significant step...

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Canada Proposes CEPA Schedule 1 Listing for Boric Acid and Benzothiazoles Following Updated Risk Assessments
Canada Proposes CEPA Schedule 1 Listing for Boric Acid and Benzothiazoles Following Updated Risk Assessments
Mar 25, 2025

On March 8, 2025, the Government of Canada published two regulatory proposals in the Canada Gazette to list boric acid, its salts and precursors, as well as certain substances in the benzotriazoles an...

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Canada Adds DBDPE and Dechlorane Plus to Schedule 1 of CEPA
Canada Adds DBDPE and Dechlorane Plus to Schedule 1 of CEPA
Mar 24, 2025

On February 14, 2025, Canada published SOR/2025-27, officially listing decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) and dechlorane plus (DP) under Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act...

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South Korea Notifies WTO of Proposed Amendment to Imported Food Safety Rules
South Korea Notifies WTO of Proposed Amendment to Imported Food Safety Rules
Mar 24, 2025

On March 18, 2025, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Special Act on Imported F...

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UK Notifies Draft Amendments on Food Contaminants and Pesticide Residues to WTO
UK Notifies Draft Amendments on Food Contaminants and Pesticide Residues to WTO
Mar 24, 2025

On 20 March 2025, the United Kingdom notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft regulation proposing to update the maximum levels for certain contaminants and pesticide residues in food. T...

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