Great Britain Postpones Expiry Dates for Biocidal Active Substances

On 19 February 2024, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced the postponement of active substance expiry dates for all biocidal active substance/product type combinations due to expire between 1...

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UK: Annual Reporting Deadline for 2023 PIC Chemical Exports and Imports Approaches

On 23 January 2023, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued a reminder to all companies involved in the export and import of Prior Informed Consent (PIC) chemicals. Companies are...

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Important Updates to the Great Britain Mandatory Classification and Labelling List

On 11 January 2024, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced that it is proposing to update the status of the list entries for 90 substances on the Great Britain...

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UK: Three popular fungicides are on the way out

Indoxacarb, famoxadone, and mancozeb are three frequently used fungicides that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says facing potential withdrawal from the UK market. After reviewing these active ingredients, the HSE...

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Persistent Organic Pollutant PFHxS banned in Great Britain

On 16 November 2023, an amendment to the Persistent Organic Pollutant (POPs) Regulation came into force in Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales). The amendment adds perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its...

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HSE publishes new batch of substances for mandatory classification and labelling in Great Britain

On 28 November 2023, the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published a new batch of 6 Agency Opinions formally proposing mandatory classification and labelling (MCL) for the substances they contain....

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HSE calls for Information on Pigment Red and Solvent Violet

The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched two public consultations on two substances, Pigment Red 83 and Solvent Violet 13, used in tattoo and permanent make-up (PMU) inks. The...

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DEFRA calls for information on Persistent Organic Pollutants

On 10 November 2023, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) issued a call for information on a number of proposed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in advance of...

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UK's New Approach to Chemicals Regulation: Introduction of the Alternative Transitional Registration Model

On 9 November 2023, the UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published a policy paper introducing an alternative transitional registration model (ATRm) for chemicals which aims to reduce...

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UK to amend permitted levels of BHT in personal care products

On 27 October 2023, the UK Department for Business and Trade notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of an amendment to the Cosmetics Regulation to change the permitted levels for the...

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