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On October 14 the European Commission published the comprehensive Chemical strategy (EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability). The Strategy is the first step toward a zero pollution ambition outlined in the European Green Deal. The strategy covers

FCMs regulations are fast-moving to improve the protection of public health. Food contact materials (FCMs) refer to all materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, for example, packaging and containers, machinery to process fo

South Africa has adopted a modified version of the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for classifying and labeling chemicals in its industrial sector. The Regulation comes into force on 29 September 2022. Companies have 18 months to

On 22 Dec. 2020, the General Administration of Customs  has released an announcement on the inspection of hazardous chemicals subject to import and export. According to the Regulations on the Safety of Hazardous Chemicals (Decree No. 591 of the

Proposition 65, known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986. The proposition protects California's drinking water sources from being contaminated with chemicals known to

 The “Regulation of the Minister of Industry No. 13 of 2021 on the Recommendation of the Importation of Hazardous substances” came into force in Indonesia on 13th of July 2021.   The regulation concerns two categories of importers of hazard

On 24 August 2023, the United Kingdom’s Health and Security Executive (HSE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the amendment of the Great Britain mandatory classification and labelling list (the GB MCL list), following review, by introd

On 13 February 2025, Taiwan’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that companies handling certain Priority Management Chemicals must submit additional operational data by 31 March 2025. This requirement is in line with Ar

In a meeting held in May 19-20, 2021 (SGT 6), the Mercosur Environment Working Subgroup recommended advancing the regulatory framework within the bloc. The proposal includes the adoption of an updated GHS version and a regulatory harmonization among

Indian Government is proposing to bring out a ‘Reference Document for Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road’. These Dangerous Goods (DG) refer to substances that pose risks to health, safety, property, and the environment when transported.  

On July 9th, ECAH added eight chemicals to the Candidate List of SVHC, expanding the list from 211 to 219 entries. These newly added substances are used in consumer products such as cosmetics, scented articles, rubber, textiles, or as solvents an

National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the Toxic Chemical Substances List on June 22nd, 2021.  After the hazard assessment under K-REACH, 13 substances were revised, and 19 substances were newly added to th

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the chemical substance classification and labelling list on July 12th, 2021. This list includes name of chemical substances, unique number, CAS number, hazard code, la

On April 19, 2024, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), along with their salts and structural isomers, as hazardous substances under the Compr

Through the Ministry of Employment and Labour under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993, on 29 March 2021, the government of South Africa finally published its regulations concerning Hazardous Chemical Agents. This is a supersession of the c

The Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) is seeking public input on proposed Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS) decisions on internationally recognized chemicals of concern and l

A Global NGO network, International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), based on its research, has found levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in almost all the free-range chicken eggs it collected near plastic waste disposal sites in 14

On January 21, 2025, the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a new initiative, to address the problem of waste and hazardous chemicals in 11 African nations. The project focuses on the management of hazardous substances that are harmful to both

On 17 May 2024, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2024/1328, which significantly amends Annex XVII (the list of restricted substances) of the REACH Regulation. This new regulation imposes restrictions on the use and placing on the mar

As published on the website of the official gazette, the Turkey cosmetic regulations’ annexes were amended in September. The parts that were amended include: Annex 2 (List of forbidden substances)Annex 3 (List of substances that cosmetic prod