Mar 03, 2023 | India published a new guideline and regulation on insecticides
On February 2nd the department of agriculture and farmers welfare of India published a new guideline and regulation on insecticides. This regulation with code name S.O.701(E) is intended to prohibit a...
Mar 03, 2023 | South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Designation of Consumer Chemical Products and Standards for Labelling and Safety
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Designation of Consumer Chemical Products and Standards for Labelling and Safety’ on February 27th, 2023. The...
India: E-waste disclosure exemptions for solar panels and medical devices
Mar 03, 2023
On 30 January 2023 the Ministry of India notified a new amendment regarding the exemptions for solar panels and medical devices. The notification stated that companies producing solar panels and ...
Canada: 4 Substances removed from CEPA's toxic list under section 64
Mar 02, 2023
The Canadian government has announced that four ethers have been cleared from the toxic list under section 64 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA 1999). These four4 substances are used ...
Updates on the EU Food Contact Material regulation revision proposal.
Mar 02, 2023
The revision of the FCM Regulation has been long-awaited, with the Regulation not having been reviewed since its entry into force in 2004. In May 2020, the Commission announced that it would adopt a p...
ECHA: No possibility for SCIP and the AskREACH consumer app to align
Mar 02, 2023
The Waste Framework Directive's database (WFD) for information on substances of concern in articles as such or in complex objects (products) is known as Substances of Concern In Products (SCIP). A...
PFCA to be banned in the European Union
Feb 24, 2023
Starting from February 25th, certain perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-C14 PFCAs), which are a subgroup of PFAS, will be restricted throughout the European Union. After this date, PFCAs cannot be used in ...
Indian Government approves National Green Hydrogen Mission
Feb 23, 2023
In January 2023 the government of India formally approved theNational Green Hydrogen Mission, with a stated aim of making India a global hub for the production of green hydrogen. The Mission wi...
South Korea updates the Regulations on Safety Standards for Cosmetics
Feb 22, 2023
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea updates the Regulations on Safety Standards for Cosmetics under the Cosmetic Act on Feb 21st, 2023. This is to strengthen safety management o...
12 chemicals to be regulated under Fire Safety Regulations
Feb 22, 2023
Singapore proposes to regulate 12 new chemicals and chemical groups under the Fire Safety (Petroleum & Flammable Materials) Regulations (FS (P&FM) Regs). The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) ha...
South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Natural Biocidal Compounds
Feb 15, 2023
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Natural Biocidal Compounds in December 2022. In accordance with the enforcement of t...
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