Jun 15, 2023 | Canada adopts Bill S-5
Legislation (S-5) to modernize the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) received consent from the Senate and royal assent on 13 June. The provisions of Bill S-5 will come into effect immediate...
Jun 16, 2023 | ECHA includes two new SVHCs in Candidate List
On 14 June 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added two chemicals to the Candidate list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). SVHCs are substances that can have serious and often irrev...
24 CMR Substances Added to the REACH Restrictions List by the European Commission
Jun 16, 2023
On 8 June 2023 the European Commission added 24 new entries for substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction (CMR) to the REACH Restricted Substance List (Annex XVII). The lis...
HSE publishes recommendation to restrict substances in tattoo and permanent make-up inks in the UK
Jun 16, 2023
On 8 June 2023 UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published its recommendation to restrict the use of hazardous substances in ink used for tattooing and permanent make-up (PMU) in Great Britain....
South Korea partially revises and publically notifies the hazard assessment result of chemical substances.
Jun 14, 2023
On 8 June 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea partially revised the result of the hazard assessment of chemical substances and enforced it on the same date. ...
Public consultation on revised standard for vinyl acetate monomer in India
Jun 14, 2023
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) asked for comments until 2 June 2023 on a new revised standard for vinyl acetate monomer, which is used in adhesives, emulsion paints, wood coatings, lacquers, and...
South Korea revised the Designation of Toxic Substances.
Jun 14, 2023
On 1 June 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publicly notified the Designation of Toxic Substances under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (...
South Korea revised the regulation on chemical classification and labeling
Jun 14, 2023
On June 1st, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea revised the regulation on chemical classification and labeling, including pictograms, hazard statements and pr...
Washington passes law to ban chemicals in cosmetics
Jun 14, 2023
On 15 May 2023, a legislation (the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, HB 1047) was signed by Washington Governor Jay Inslee to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phthalates and several other chemi...
South Korea partially revised the regulations on test methods for chemical substances.
Jun 14, 2023
In April 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea was consulted on a draft amendment of the regulation on test methods for chemical substances under the Act on Reg...
Canada plans to regulates PFASs as toxic substances
Jun 04, 2023
On 19 May 2023, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada published their draft state of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) report. The report signifies a significant deve...
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