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On 17 March 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), and Ministry of Environment (MOE) jointly published the amended process for the notification procedure for new chemical substan

The Government of El Salvador has officially adopted the sixth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS 6), marking a significant step toward enhanced chemical safety and regulatory al

On  March 5, 2025, as part of its ongoing commitment to transparent chemical safety practices, Health Canada has published a detailed fact sheet explaining the moiety approach - a scientific methodology used to assess groups of chemical substancesâ€

On 27 March 2025, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) added 157 new chemicals to the New Chemicals List under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). This update was announced through an ISHA Notice that was released on th

In response to stakeholder requests, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an extension of the reporting deadlines under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rule. The rule mandates manufactu

On 1 April 2025, the European Parliament adopted the 'one substance, one assessment' chemicals package, a comprehensive initiative to improve the efficiency and transparency of chemical safety assessments in the European Union. The package includes t

Update: On 31 March 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of ethyl hydrogen sulphate and reclassify it as a general chemical substance. This update was released on the sam

Update: On 31 March and 1 April 2025, based on toxicity assessment data submitted by companies, the ministries decided to revoke the PAC designation of six chemicals and one chemical respectively listed in the table below. The updates were released o

On February 5, 2025, a group of 13 congressmen in South Korea proposed amendments to the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (also known as K-REACH). The purpose of this new proposal is, first, to improve the transparency of the

The UK has introduced the Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025 No. 413), which will come into force on 30 September 2025. This regulation amends Annex 3 of the UK Cosmetics Regulation (retained from Regulat

On March 7, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor (MoL) announced proposed changes to the regulations for the registration of new chemical substances. A draft version of the updated regulation is now open for public comment. The deadline for submitting

From March 18 to 20 2025, Peru actively participated in the Regional Preparatory Meeting for the 25th Conference of the Parties (PreCOP 2025) on the Basel, Stockholm, and Rotterdam Conventions, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. During this

On April 8, 2025, South Korea issued a notice of administrative announcement on a partial revision on the result of chemical hazard evaluation. This revision is based on the completion of toxicity evaluations for existing chemicals under the K-REACH

On April 8, 2025, South Korea issued a notice of administrative announcement on a partial revision on the result of chemical hazard evaluation. This revision is based on the completion of toxicity evaluations for existing chemicals under the K-REACH

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (MEPR) has officially released the pre-registration template for chemical substances under the Ukraine REACH Technical Regulation. This is a significant step in the implementat

On 29 May 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Environment (MoE), launched a public consultation to collect toxicity data on chemical substances regulated under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL). The MoE has requested this data to further accelerate

On March 27, 2025, South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) released a list of 72 new chemical substances that were manufactured or imported into the country during the first quarter (Q1) of 2025. The announcement is part of Korea’s

On May 13, the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) officially launched a public consultation on the draft Decree intended to implement Law No. 15.022 of November 13, 2024. The law establishes the National Inventory of Chemical Substa

On 4 April 2025, the United States notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed rule to establish Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) for 37 chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The proposal was published by t

India’s Ministry of Mines has issued a set of new Quality Control Orders (QCOs) that will make Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification a compulsory prerequisite for the import and sale of certain non-ferrous metals. Effective from October 17