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Feb 11, 2025 | California DPR Proposes Adding Chitosan to list of Exempted Pesticide Ingredients
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has proposed adding chitosan to the list of active chemicals authorised in exempted minimum-risk pesticides. This approach is consistent with a...
Feb 11, 2025 | New Zealand - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
The regulation of chemicals in New Zealand is governed by the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO), which was enacted in 1996. Since its implementation, 22 regulations have been published...
Australia - Key Regulatory Insights 2024
Feb 11, 2025
The regulation of industrial chemicals in Australia is governed by the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 (IC Act), which came into force on March 12, 2019. This Act established the Australian Industrial C...
Japan revises the Priority Assessment Chemicals list and Monitoring Procedures for FY2024
Feb 11, 2025
On 7 February 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE), released a dr...
Japan Releases Q and A Document to Clarify Provisions of Positive List for Food Contact Materials
Feb 11, 2025
On 6 February 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published a Q&A document on its portal to clarify the provisions of a Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCMs). The Positive List is cu...
Japan Amends Import Customs Clearance Procedures under CSCL – Effective February 2025
Feb 11, 2025
On February 6, 2025, the updated import customs clearance procedure for chemicals under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) was made available on the official portal of Japan's Ministry of Econ...
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