Jul 27, 2021 | South Korea updates the chemical substance classification and labelling list
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the chemical substance classification and labelling list on July 12th, 2021. This list includes name of chemical subs...
Jul 26, 2021 | South Korea updates the Toxic Chemical Substances List
National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the Toxic Chemical Substances List on June 22nd, 2021. After the hazard assessment under K-REACH, 13 substances ...
13 Chemicals Added to the BIS Mandatory Certification List
Jul 19, 2021
In April 2021, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, India, published several orders regarding BIS certification of 13 chemicals (see Table below)....
ECHA Adds Eight Hazardous Chemicals to the SVHC Candidate List
Jul 12, 2021
On July 9th, ECAH added eight chemicals to the Candidate List of SVHC, expanding the list from 211 to 219 entries. These newly added substances are used in consumer products such as cosmetics, sce...
Malaysia launches MyEHS, a new website for Hazardous Substance Registration
Jul 12, 2021
Department of Environment (DOE) recently announced its new website for Environmentally Hazardous Substances (EHS) Registration. The platform is for gathering information on EHS identified and noti...
Philippines: EMB AND BOC to Implement Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in Chemical Mixtures
Jul 05, 2021
Philippines-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) informs the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on the upcoming implementation of GHS in chemical mixtures and seeks their cooperation for enforcement Earl...
Philippines Updates the Inventory Of Chemicals and Chemical Substances With 52 New Substances
Jul 05, 2021
In EMB Memorandum Circular No. 2021-08, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) issued the 2021 updated Philippine Inventory of Che...
India CMS Rules to be adopted in 2021, hints Government Report on Circular Economy and Hazardous Waste
Jul 06, 2021
In August 2020, the 5th draft of the Chemicals Management & Safety Rules (CMS Rules) was published by the Government of India. These draft rules are based on the EU REACH legislation and the e...
US EPA Revokes Snur Guidance, Issued In January 2021
Jul 05, 2021
Significant New Use Rules (Snur) draft guidance was released on 10 December 2020 to help businesses understand and comply with a TSCA Snur. This is the guid...
New Reporting Rule For 1,300-Plus PFAS Compounds, Proposed By US EPA
Jul 05, 2021
On the 10th of June, EPA proposed a new Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule after the White House Office of Management and Budget clea...
Are you aware of the new EU Single-use plastic directive?
Jun 30, 2021
As convenient as single-use plastic seems to be, the challenges and adverse effects far outweigh its benefits. One of such is that 80 to 85% of marine ...
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