
Jun 24, 2024 | ECHA Makes Progress on PFAS Restriction Proposal: Key Sectors under Review
At their June meetings, the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) have evaluated four key sectors and made provisi...

Jun 24, 2024 | DEFRA Extends Deadline of Public Consultation on Alternative Transitional Registration Model ATRm
The UK government has extended the deadline of the public consultation on proposals to amend the current transitional provisions under UK-REACH by introducing an Alternative Transitional Registration ...

Japan Proposes Amendments Regarding Online Procedures for Class I Specified Chemical Substances
Jun 20, 2024
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has proposed significant amendments to the procedures related to the manufacture of Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Enforcement...

EU Inspectors to Check Product Labels for Hazardous Mixtures
Jun 19, 2024
On 17 June 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced a new EU-wide project, REF-14, to ensure that products containing hazardous mixtures are correctly classified, labelled and packaged. Th...

EPA Unveils New Peer Review approach for Two Solvents under TSCA
Oct 19, 2023
On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that its Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) will conduct a peer review of two key assessments: the Draft Risk Eva...

EPA Publishes SNAP Rule 26
Oct 19, 2023
On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule entitled "Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes Under the Significant New Alternatives Polic...

Taiwan Implements Stricter Regulations on Hazardous Chemicals
Jun 18, 2024
Effective June 6, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Ministry of Labour in Taiwan has implemented amendments to the "Regulations for Governing Designating and H...

BIS Invites Public Comments on Revised Standard for Pure Grade Sodium Bromide
Jun 17, 2024
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) invites public comments on the first revision of the standard for sodium bromide, pure (IS 2780) until 24 June. Sodium bromide is widely used in the chemical indus...

INEN Implements Regulation to Ensure Toy Safety in Ecuador
Jun 18, 2024
The Ecuadorian Institute of Standardization (INEN) has implemented Technical Regulation 089, "Toy Safety," to improve the safety of toys in the country. This regulation applies to all new toys, both ...

ANVISA updates the INCI Translation Panel with the translation of 1148 cosmetic ingredients
Jun 18, 2024
On 24 May 2024, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) updated the INCI Translation Panel with the translation of 1,016 International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) into ...

Ukraine-REACH Consultation Completed: Stakeholders Call for Extended Deadlines
Jun 17, 2024
On 29 May 2024, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine announced the completion of the public consultation process on the draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Minister...
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