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The Ministry of Health of Chile has taken a significant step in providing clarity for businesses dealing with chemicals by publishing a comprehensive white paper. This document aims to help companies understand how two distinct chemical lists, namely

At a recent meeting in Istanbul, professionals and senior officials from Turkish ministries, ECHA, Cefic, and the UK's Chemical Industries Association (CIA) gathered to discuss the current status of KKDIK registrations in Türkiye.   Cefic pre

On July 4, 2023, the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of Malaysia published Circular 2/2023, Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products, which outright prohibits 19 ingredients, limits three others, and allows the use of two more.

The industrialized state of São Paulo, known for setting the environmental standards in Brazil, has taken a pioneering step in promoting sustainability within the mining sector.  Starting from July this year, the decree number 67.409, issued on

On 14 July 2023 the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (Ministry of Food) notified two draft food safety regulations to the World Trade Organization (WTO): the Draft Food Safety (Chemical Contaminants and Toxins) Regulation 2023 and the Draft Food Safe

The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) has approved a regulation that allows the use of the Single Import Declaration (Duimp) as an alternative for the importation of goods and products subject to Anvisa's non-automatic licensing approval wi

On August 21, 2023, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam issued a draft circular XX/2024/TT-BYT promulgating the National Technical Regulation on the Permissible Exposure Limits for 80 Chemicals in the Workplace (hereinafter referred to as the Regulatio

Brazil has taken another big step in modernizing its chemical management regulations with the approval of the National Chemical Inventory Bill, PL 6120/2019. After years of rigorous evaluation and revisions in various committees, the bill has receive

On the 16 September 2023, the Canadian government announced its intentions to make significant amendments to the Domestic Substances List (DSL), affecting 145 polymers by introducing new chemical notification requirements. The DSL, which serves as a

On September 12, 2023, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the document “Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Verification, and Safety and Labeling Standards Thereof".

A public consultation on the Draft Circular on Technical Regulations for Measurement, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Greenhouse Gas Inventory in the Industry and Trade Sectors (hereinafter referred to as "the Draf

On 6 September 2023, the Malaysian Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) published its proposed amendments to the Industry Code of Practices of Chemicals Classification and Hazard Communication (ICOP), Parts 2 and 3. The consultation on

On 9 November 2023, the UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published a policy paper introducing an alternative transitional registration model (ATRm) for chemicals which aims to reduce costs for businesses while maintaining DE

On 14th November 2023, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change of Turkey announced the additional responsibilities of the registrants under KKDIK. These include changing the company status or the identity information.  As st

On December 7, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, Director Oh Yoo-kyung) announced that 1,2,4-trihydroxybenzenes (THB) will be designated as a prohibited raw material for use in cosmetics and that the regulation on cosmetic safety stan

Chile is driving itself further into the land of chemical regulation, presenting another milestone with the introduction of the Draft Chemical Prioritization and Risk Assessment Regulation. This stands as a second phase in the journey of chemical re

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

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued the draft Indian Standard for Phosphorus Oxychloride, Technical - Specification (Second Revision of IS 11657) for public review and comments. This draft document is open for comments until February 28,

In its continuous efforts to ensure the safety of food contact materials and promote sustainability in the industry, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) recently published the 6th edition of its "Questions and Answers" document. This upda

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines has released draft Guidelines for Exemption of Impurities, Chemical By-Products, Non-Isolated Intermediates, Alloys, and Statutory Mixtures. The exemptions will be granted