Aug 08, 2024 | EPA Releases Preliminary 2023 Toxics Release Inventory TRI Data
On July 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published preliminary 2023 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data, covering chemical releases, waste management, and pollution prevention...
Aug 07, 2024 | European Commission Seeks Public Feedback on Amendment to POPs Regulation
The European Commission is seeking public feedback on a draft delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, to include UV-328 in the list of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The aim of...
Taiwan to adopt GHS 8 in 2024
Aug 06, 2024
On 16 June 2024, Taiwan closed the comment period for the adoption of the eighth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS 8) through the CNS ...
China's NIFDC Releases New Guidelines for Compatibility Testing of Packaging Materials
Aug 05, 2024
On July 8, 2024, China’s National Institute for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) released the "Technical Guidelines for Compatibility Testing and Evaluation of Cosmetics and Packaging Materials". These...
ECHA Announces New Policy for SME Administrative Charges in Joint Authorisation Applications
Aug 05, 2024
On 23 July 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that it has adopted a new policy on administrative charges for joint authorisation applications involving small and medium-sized enterpr...
Biden-Harris Administration Releases New Strategy to Combat Plastic Pollution
Aug 05, 2024
On July 19, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration took a significant step to address plastic pollution by releasing a new joint strategy to combat plastic pollution entitled "Mobilizing Federal Actio...
Consultation Launched on New Zealand’s Proposed Restrictions on Three POPs
Aug 05, 2024
New Zealand is proposing to amend Schedule 2A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO Act) to include three new chemicals: Methoxychlor, Dechlorane Plus, and UV-328. These chemicals we...
Canada Steps Up Efforts to Tackle PFAS Pollution: Public Consultation Open
Aug 05, 2024
The Government of Canada is seeking public input on its latest efforts to tackle pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of persistent chemicals commonly found in everyday p...
East African Community Adopts Draft Standard for Insecticidal Aerosols
Aug 05, 2024
On 24 July 2024, five East African countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the Draft East African Standard entitled "Insecticidal Aeros...
India Notifies WTO of Quality Control Order for H Acid
Aug 05, 2024
On 26 July 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) of India notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the Quality Control Order (QCO) for H Acid. The H Acid (Quality Control...
Indian Government notifies Quality Control Order 2024 for Vinyl Sulphone
Aug 01, 2024
On 26 July 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC), the statutory body of the Government of India notified the Quality Control Order (QCO) for Vinyl Sulphone to the World Trade Org...
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