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On 5 January 2024, the European Commission took a significant step to improve the regulatory landscape by adopting a Delegated Regulation (2024/197) for an adaptation to technical progress within Regulation (EC) 1272/2008. This regulation, commonly k

Effective December 29, 2023, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added bisphenol S (BPS) to the Proposition 65 list as a reproductive toxicant, specifically targeting the fem

On January 9, 2024, the National Assembly of South Korea passed five laws related to the environment, including the “Chemical Substances Registration and Evaluation Act” and the “Chemical Substances Control Act.” The purpose of these laws is

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 Mandatory Classification and Labelling (GB MCL) list. These substances were in

The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) has reviewed the draft Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law of the People's Republic of China. To encourage public participation in the legislative process, a public consultation on the dr

On 21 December 2023, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) in Malaysia is opened a consultation on a proposed revision to its standards for the safe storage of packaged hazardous chemicals. The deadline for the consultation is 19 Ja

The Korean Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environment Corporation are offering financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that handle hazardous chemicals to upgrade their ageing facilities and prevent chemical accidents. Th

The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency has recently published the draft Handling, Manufacture, Storage, Import of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Substances Rules, 2024, in short the Hazardous Substances Rules, 2024. The draft rules are open for

On 23 January 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that 5 chemicals have been added to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) due to their hazardous properties. This means that the Candidate List now contains 240

The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) has recently published scheduling decisions under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) for a number of persistent organic pollutant

The National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore launched a public consultation on 18 January 2024. The consultation seeks public input on the proposed regulation of medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs), long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (

On 30 January 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched its latest feature, ECHA CHEM, a user-friendly platform for sharing information on chemicals. The first release, which can be accessed here, includes data from all REACH registrations

In a significant development for the industrial chemicals sector, the Australian Department of Health and Aging has launched a consultation process in September 2023 to consider significant amendments to the Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules 2019

On January 17, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the filing of a food additive petition on behalf of the Environmental Defense Fund and others, requesting that the food additive regulations be amended to eliminate four specific s

On 4 January 2024, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation proposed to add limits for 1,4-dioxane in household cleansing, personal care, and cosmetic products to the New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations by Statutory authority. 

On 1 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a call for comments on proposals to identify two substances as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The deadline for subtmitting comments is 15 April 2024. Comments are particularly

On 12th March 2024, The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT) published a notification soliciting public comments on the draft standard of GB 30000.1: Rules for classification and labelling of chemicals—Part 1 General spe

On 26 February 2024, the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KEMI) announced the latest update of its PRIO tool. The update extends the tool's criteria to include the new hazard classes in the latest update of the EU Regulation for Classification, Labelling an

On 19 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for 2024-2026, which aims to identify substances suspected of posing a risk to human health and the environment. Substance evaluation is the pr

On February 21, 2024, the Alameda Superior Court approved a settlement between the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and 28 leather footwear and glove companies. This settlement is a result of CEH's issuance of ‘Notices of Violation’ (NOVs) t