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On July 31, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the World Trade Organization of its proposal to designate the following 5 substances as high priority substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and its implementing r

On 21 August 2024, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (MEPNR) announced that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the procedure for maintaining the State Register of Chemicals. This is an important s

On 1 August 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment (MOE) jointly released a notice to designate perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS)-related chemi

On March 5, 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam published the second draft of the amended Law on Chemicals, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026. This revision amends the 2007 Law on Chemicals and introduces sweeping changes to strengthen t

On August 27, 2024, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) published Hazard Assessment Results under K-REACH.     Announcement of Hazard Assessment Results  In accordance with the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemi

On 31 July 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly announced the addition of 164 new chemicals to the General Chemical Substance List

The Environment Commission (CMA) took another step towards enhancing chemical safety in Brazil by approving Bill PL 6.120/2019 on 11 September 2024. The Bill establishes the National Inventory of Chemical Substances, which will evaluate and control

On 10 September 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a reminder to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to check their reported company size in the REACH-IT registration system. This is part of ECHA’s ongoing efforts to ensure

On August 26, the California Senate unanimously passed the Toxic-Free Medical Devices Act (AB 2300) by a bipartisan vote of 40-0, prohibiting the use of the harmful chemical DEHP (di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) in intravenous (IV) bags and tubing manufa

On 30 August 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended the New Chemical Substances List by adding 141 new substances. This update follows the Ministry’s previous notice under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA) w

On 27 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) amended the New Chemical Substances List by adding 149 new substances. This update came on the same day as the publication of the notice under the Industrial Safety and Hea

The UK has made an amendment to its Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) (No. 2) Regulations 2024, which it notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in an addendum on 3 October 2024. This latest amendment introduces restrictio

On 19 September 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2025 notification schedule for new chemical substances. METI publish

On October 9, 2024, the Senate Social Affairs Committee (CAS) approved the creation of the National Inventory of Chemical Substances in Brazil. This proposal, part of Bill PL 6120/2019, marks the third and final approval needed from Senate committees

On 11 October 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly released the 2025 e-application schedule for specific new chemical substance

UPDATE: The new CLP Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/2865) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 20 November 2024 and will enter into force on 10 December 2024. The full text can be found here. In addition, ECHA published its

As expected, the Federal Senate has approved Bill 6120/2019, which aims to establish the National Inventory of Chemical Substances. The bill seeks to regulate the use, commercialization, and control of these substances in Brazil, with the aim of redu

On October 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its fifth Test Order under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as part of its National PFAS Testing Strategy. This is the latest step in EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap to a

On October 4, 2024, the Government of Canada took another important step to protect public health and the environment with the introduction of the Proposed Plan of Priorities under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). In line with

On October 15, 2024, the Chemical Information Management Support Group in South Korea disclosed the results of the pre-registration of existing chemical substances under K-REACH. This disclosure is in accordance with Article 42 (Disclosure of Chemica