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Apr 02, 2025 | South Korea Proposes K-REACH Amendments to Improve Transparency and Efficiency
On February 5, 2025, a group of 13 congressmen in South Korea proposed amendments to the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (also known as K-REACH). The purpose of this new prop...
Apr 02, 2025 | Japan proposes to amend the Priority Assessment Chemical Substances List.
Update: On 31 March and 1 April 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of six chemicals and one chemical respectively list...
Japan Categorizes NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance
Apr 02, 2025
Update: On 1 April 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of NPE (polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ether) and reclassify it as...
Japan: METI consults on revision of PAC list for ethyl hydrogen sulphate
Apr 02, 2025
Update: On 31 March 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of ethyl hydrogen sulphate and reclassify it as a general chemi...
Japan launches consultation on draft design certification standards for Plastic Product Design
Apr 02, 2025
On 18 March 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the draft d...
European Parliament Adopts 'One Substance One Assessment' Chemicals Package
Apr 01, 2025
On 1 April 2025, the European Parliament adopted the 'one substance, one assessment' chemicals package, a comprehensive initiative to improve the efficiency and transparency of chemical safety assessm...
EPA Extends Reporting Deadlines for TSCA Health and Safety Data Rule for Vinyl Chloride and 15 Other Substances
Apr 01, 2025
In response to stakeholder requests, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an extension of the reporting deadlines under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Health and Safet...
UK Circular Economy Strategy to Prioritise Chemicals and Plastics Sector
Apr 01, 2025
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...
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