Oct 25, 2023 | UK releases guidance for management of CMR substances in cosmetic products
The UK government published the Guidance on the Management of CMR substances under the UK Cosmetics Regulation, on 5 October 2023. The regulation was published under the guidance of the Office for Pro...
Oct 25, 2023 | US EPA's Latest Assessments: Stringent Inorganic Arsenic Limits PFDA PFAS Peer Review Report
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened a 60-day public comment period on the draft Toxicological Review of Inorganic Arsenic under the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). This ...
India implements Green Credit Rules 2023 to promote Green Credit Program
Oct 25, 2023
On 12 October 2023 the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) officially promulgated the Green Credit Rules, 2023. The Rules were published in the Gazette of India and came into f...
Ukraine publishes draft law on biocidal products
Oct 24, 2023
On 2 October 2023, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine published a draft Law ‘On the supply and use of biocidal products on the market’. The draft law was notified to the World Trade Organization (W...
South Korea announces the hazards and risks of 55 new chemical substances.
Oct 24, 2023
On September 26, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MoEL) announced the names, hazards, and risks of 55 new chemical substances manufactured and imported in the third quarter of 2023, as well...
Argentina Implements New Mercury Storage Rules in Accordance with the Minamata Convention
Oct 20, 2023
Argentina has introduced fresh technical guidelines for the storage of mercury in line with the Minamata Convention. The issued Resolution delineates the particulars concerning storage and management,...
South Korea publishes instructions on how to write labels for biocidal products.
Oct 24, 2023
On October 6, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) of South Korea published guidance on product labelling when submitting the approval documents for biocidal products under K...
Compliance date for Poison Centre Notifications is approaching
Oct 23, 2023
Importers and downstream users of industrial-use-only mixtures need to be aware of the upcoming second poison centre compliance date. From 1 January 2024, all newly submitted poison centre notif...
Public Consultation on Standard for Plastic Bottles for Water in India
Oct 23, 2023
On October 13, 2023, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) opened a public consultation on a standard for plastic bottles and containers used for packaging natural mineral water and drinking water. T...
European Commission proposes measures to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets
Oct 23, 2023
On 16 October 2023, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation on the prevention of pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution. The aim of the proposal is to ensure that all ope...
Mercosur Proposes Updates to Additives for Food Contact Materials: Seeking Public Feedback
Oct 16, 2023
The trade bloc of South America (Mercosur) has released a preliminary regulatory proposal aimed at modernizing the roster of permissible additives for food contact materials. Should the proposal g...
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