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Jun 13, 2025 | EPA Proposes Extension of Methylene Chloride Compliance Deadline under TSCA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed extending the compliance deadlines under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain entities regulated for their use of methylene chlori...
Jun 12, 2025 | Thailand notifies WTO of draft regulation mandating safety standards for stainless steel food utensils
The Thailand Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Ministerial Regulation mandating that stainless steel utensils for food must conform to Th...
Argentina Eases Import Rules on Cosmetics and Hygiene Products
Jun 12, 2025
Argentina’s national medicines and food regulator (ANMAT) has announced sweeping changes to its import procedures, lifting pre-authorization requirements for a range of consumer health products in a b...
UK Introduces Interim Approach to PMT/vPvM Concept for Managing PFAS under UK REACH
Jun 12, 2025
On 4 June 2025, the UK Government published an interim position statement detailing how the concepts of persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT), and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances will b...
Indonesia Issues Regulatory Draft on Cosmetic Test Parameters in Certificates of Analysis for Import Certificate Applications
Jun 11, 2025
On June 2, 2025, the Indonesian Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) introduced a new draft aimed at strengthening the safety and quality oversight of imported cosmetic products. This important upd...
Brazil Updates Supplement Regulation to Include New Ingredients and Labelling Rules
Jun 11, 2025
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has announced a broad revision of its regulatory framework for dietary supplements, updating the official lists of authorised ingredients, usage l...
Japan: MHLW updates list of substances subject to labelling and SDS delivery requirements under ISHA
Jun 11, 2025
Update: On 6 June 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) published the revised list of 155 chemicals which require labelling and safety data sheets (SDS) on the ASEAN-Japan Chemi...
Japan adds 50 chemicals to carcinogenic list effective from 1 April 2027
Jun 11, 2025
On 6 June 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published a list of 50 carcinogenic chemicals on the ASEAN-Japan Chemical Safety Database portal. The update was also released on...
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