On September 29, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expanded the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL) by adding ten chemicals. The SCIL is a dynamic compilation of chemicals that meet...
Read MoreOn 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 Policy Program in Commercial...
Read MoreOn 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...
Read MoreMaine law 32 MRS §1733(3-B) requires the Department of Environmental Protection to initiate rulemaking to ban PFAS in food packaging as soon as safer alternatives are available. On April 18, 2024,...
Read MoreOn 20 September 2023 the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a request for information on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that are in commerce or may be used in...
Read MoreAre you ready for the next big thing in cosmetics regulation? The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) has arrived, reshaping the landscape of cosmetic oversight in the United...
Read MoreThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States has recently received several pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various...
Read MoreOn 15 May 2023, a legislation (the Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, HB 1047) was signed by Washington Governor Jay Inslee to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phthalates and several other chemicals...
Read MoreAt the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Stockholm Convention on 5 May 2023, more than 120 countries agreed to add 2 plastic chemicals and one...
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