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May 05, 2025 | Mexico Updates Good Manufacturing Practices Regulation to Improve Access to Biotech Medicines
In a significant regulatory update, the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) has announced a modification to the Official Mexican Standard NOM-059-SSA1-2015, which g...
May 01, 2025 | Brazilian Congress Advances Bill to Regulate
A bill aiming to establish a national policy for the control of PFAS per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, often referred to as "forever chemicals" (PFAS) is gaining momentum in the Brazilian Chamber o...
Australia Proposes New IChEMS Environmental Standards for Industrial Chemicals (2025–2026)
Apr 29, 2025
Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has proposed new environmental standards for industrial chemicals under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Mana...
Transport Canada Publishes New Standard for Dangerous Goods Containers
Apr 29, 2025
Transport Canada has announced the publication of a new edition of its key packaging standard for dangerous goods. Developed by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB), CAN/CGSB-43.150-2025, titl...
South Africa Bans Mercury-Added Products with New 2024 Regulations and Sets Phase-Out Deadlines from April 2025
Apr 29, 2025
On 31 March 2025, the South African government officially introduced the Regulations for the Management of Mercury, 2024, published by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and he Environment (DFFE)....
ECHA Publishes Microplastics Reporting System Requirements under REACH
Apr 28, 2025
On April 16, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published detailed requirements for the reporting of synthetic polymer microparticles, commonly referred to as microplastics, under the REACH Re...
EU Tightens PFOS Limits under POPs Regulation
Apr 28, 2025
On 14 April 2025, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation amending the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/1021). The amendment introduces stricter con...
India Revises MSME Classification Criteria: New Investment and Turnover Limits Effective April 2025
Apr 28, 2025
On March 21, 2025, the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) of the Government of India, issued a notification announcing amendments to an earlier notification published on June 26,...
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