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Mar 13, 2024 | ECHA Outlines Timeline for the Next Steps for the PFAS Restriction Process
On 13 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published on its official website the next steps in the evaluation of the proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). ...
Mar 13, 2024 | FDA Announces Voluntary Phase Out of PFAS in Food Packaging Completed
On February 28, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a significant announcement, declaring that manufacturers have ceased selling grease-proofing substances containing Per- and Polyf...
Brazil's Anvisa publishes rules for paints and varnishes with sanitizing action
Mar 12, 2024
Starting April 1st, 2024, paints and varnishes intended for real estate use must be registered with Anvisa if they have sanitizing properties. This requirement applies to products formulated with subs...
Guidelines for Sampling Cosmetics and Drugs Introduced in India
Mar 11, 2024
The Regulatory Guidelines for Sampling of Drugs, Cosmetics & Medical Devices were approved and released by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) of India on February 9, 2024. The pur...
Reminder for 'Comply with UK-REACH' Users to Log in to Maintain Access
Mar 11, 2024
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging all 'Comply with UK-REACH' users to log in to their Government Gateway accounts immediately. The 'Comply with UK-REACH IT' service, which has been op...
EU Adopts Ambitious Regulation to Combat Ozone Depletion
Mar 08, 2024
In a significant step towards environmental protection, the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2024/590 on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in the Official Journal of the European Union o...
India holds public consultation on revised standard for iron oxide pigments for paints
Mar 08, 2024
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is seeking comments until 20 April 2024 on the third revision of the standard for iron oxide pigments used in paints. The standard (IS 44) was first released in 19...
India requires annual import data from registered importers of cosmetics
Mar 08, 2024
On February 23, 2024, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (Cosmetics Division) of India issued a circular outlining the import regulations for cosmetics. The CDSCO has issued the Circular...
PFHxA to be restricted in the EU following vote of Member States
Mar 07, 2024
At a meeting of the European Commission’s REACH Committee on 29 February 2024, EU Member States voted in favour of a Commission Regulation restricting perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and rel...
Urgent Request for Input on QCOs for 8 Chemicals Issued in India
Mar 07, 2024
On 6 March 2024, India’s Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics and Dyes Promotion Council (CHEMEXIL) issued a circular requesting concerned members and end-user industries to urgently submit data regarding the i...
ECHA consults on SVHC listing of two substances
Mar 07, 2024
On 1 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a call for comments on proposals to identify two substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The deadline for subtmitting comm...
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