On January 9, 2024, the South Korean Ministry of Environment announced that five environmental bills had been passed by the National Assembly. These bills aim to improve the registration and management...
Read MoreOn January 10, 2024, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea published a partial amendment to the Notice of Designation of Toxic Substances. The amendment will come into...
Read MoreOn March 14, 2024, the South Korean National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation published a draft of the ‘Guidelines for Alternatives to Animal Testing Methods’ to help improve the...
Read MoreOn December 11, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea issued a pre-announcement regarding the partial amendment of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on the Promotion of Saving...
Read MoreA partial amendment to the Cosmetics Act was promulgated on February 6, 2024, to provide a legal basis for cosmetics manufacturers to apply to the Minister of Food and Drug Safety...
Read MoreThe "Safety Management Guidelines for Biocidal Treated Products (Automobile)" have been distributed for the safety management of automobile-related biocides. It includes the obligations and responsibilities of stakeholders (automobile, parts manufacturer, supplier,...
Read MoreOn February 7, 2024, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced a partial revision to the Cosmetics Act, adding 1,2,4-Trihydroxybenzene (CAS 533-73-3) to the list of prohibited...
Read MoreOn January 31, 2024, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced new regulations for cosmetics. The new regulations include: Strengthening labelling requirements for some small-capacity cosmetics, such as intimate...
Read MoreAccording to the K-REACH database, there are currently no substances that have been added to the Authorisation List under K-REACH. However, dibutyl phthalate (DBP; CAS No. 84-74-2), benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP;...
Read MoreOn December 28, 2023, the Risk Assessment Research Department of the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) announced that it will publish the risk assessments results of 10 chemicals, including cyclohexane...
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