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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a draft second revision of IS 4668:20XX, the Indian Standard for ammonium nitrate used in explosives. The draft, titled “Ammonium Nitrate for Explosives – Specification (Second Revision)”, was ope

On 25 June 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published 56 new, updated, and corrected Test Guidelines for the testing of chemicals. These guidelines, available in both English and French, aim to ensure that chemi

On 16 July 2025, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) announced amendments to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).  The amendments to the tenth revised edition of the GHS were approv

On 15 November 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a news report that identifies areas where research is needed to protect human health and the environment. The report entitled "Key areas of regulatory challenges” also highlights a

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea provides a summary for the Approval application documents based on the updates on disinfectant and preservatives for humidifiers on April 10th, 2023. This is based on the updated

India’s Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is currently seeking feedback on several revised standards for key chemicals used across industries, including metallic zinc powder, potassium iodate and barium chloride. ThesBIS is seeking feedback on updat

New Regulatory Draft on Cosmetic Test Parameters in Certificates of Analysis for Import Certificate Applications On June 2, 2025 the Indonesian Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) has introduced a new draft aimed at strengthening the safety an

To get ahead of problems that can impact those who make and use PFAs, the US EPA has issued a 26-pages roadmap to set an approach for research, restricting, and remediating these chemicals. According to the EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, "This

The National Institution for Food and Drug Control of China (NIFDC) published the draft revision of “Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetic” (Safety Standards) on March 31, 2022. This is the first-time revision of the Safety Standards since

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) amended the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations 2018, allowing for the use of recycled plastics in food contact materials (FCM) with certain restrictions. The update clarifies the

On June 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released finalized test methods for measuring disinfectant residues on hard surfaces treated with quaternary ammonium and phenolic compounds after rinsing with water. These protocols ai

South Africa opened a consultation until April 29, 2022, to consult on the migration limits for 19 substances used in toy production. This new draft standard is aimed at upgrading South Africa’s toy regulations to sync with the EU’s latest regula

A draft standard was issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on May 6, 2022, for tooth whitening and bleaching products. The authorities invite comments till July 5, 2022.  The standard prescribes requirements and test methods for externa

India holds a public consultation on a draft standard for carbon tetrachloride, which is widely used as a solvent and diluent. The deadline is June 28. The chemical is also used to make chlorofluoromethane refrigerants, as well as grain fumigants,

The Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland, on 28 June 2022 published a draft amendment of Annexes 2, 3, 4, and 7 of the Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Chemicals Ordinance). Annex 2 is the technical r

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘Regulation on preparation methods for registration application dossier and hazard review methods’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluatio

On 2nd Sep. 2022, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control of China (NIFDC) published a notification calling for public and indutry opinions on draft new China Cosmetic Safety and Techinical Standards (CSTS) which was made in 2022.  The cur

National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea consults on a draft on Cosmetics Preservation Test Guidelines on September 26th, 2022. This is to strengthen the quality and safety management of distributed cosmetics. T

National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment on the Guidelines for Clinical trials on cosmetics that alleviate hair loss symptoms on October 14th, 2022. This is to clarify required fields

National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea updates the Guidelines on analysis methods for cosmetic ingredients with restricted uses on October 31st, 2022. This is for the quality improvement and safety management of