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Feb 07, 2025 | Thailand Tightens Regulations on Titanium Dioxide in Cosmetics
Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented new regulations on titanium dioxide (TiO₂) in cosmetics, focusing on its use as a colorant, UV filter, and ingredient in various formulati...
Feb 06, 2025 | US - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulates chemical manufacturing, importation, and use in the U.S. Since its 2016 amendment under the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (New TSCA), the Environment...
Canada - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
Feb 06, 2025
The Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (CEPA 1999) remains Canada’s most important chemical control law, requiring assessments of new substances placed on the market after 1994. It mandates re...
Philippines Updates PICCS: DENR Adds 161 New Chemicals
Feb 05, 2025
On January 22, 2025, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released a significant update to the Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS), adding 161 new c...
EU Agencies Address Azole Fungicide Resistance in Aspergillus Fungi
Feb 05, 2025
On 30 January 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and four other EU agencies published a report highlighting the risks associated with the use of azole fungicides, in particular their role in p...
Decree 57: Notification Non-Industrial Chemicals
Feb 04, 2025
The notification period for non-industrial chemical substances under Decree 57 will commence on February 9, 2025. This marks a futher advancement in Chile’s regulatory framework for chemical substance...
EPA Finalizes Risk Evaluation for Diisodecyl Phthalate DIDP
Feb 01, 2025
On January 3, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final risk evaluation for diisodecyl phthalate (DIDP), concluding that it poses an unreasonable risk to human health, pa...
EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluations for Phthalates and Related Chemicals
Feb 01, 2025
On January 6, 2025, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft risk evaluation for dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for public comment. A...
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