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To implement ‘New Pollutant Management Action Plan’, on July 20, MEE (Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China) published a notice regarding public comments on chemicals that should be assessed of environmental risks with priority. It seeks t

On August 17, 2022, the UK’s Environment and Health Security Agencies released a report reviewing potential approaches to the management of risks arising from unintentional mixtures. While this is in keeping with the discussions on chemical managem

On 26th of august 2022, the Canadian government published the final screening assessment of silver and its components under Canada Gazette. Based on the substance addressed in the third phase of the chemicals Management plan, silver and its compounds

On 20 November 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), in collaboration with authorities from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, provided a progress update on the restriction proposal for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PF

On 9 September 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of Environment (MoE) jointly published the Notification Schedule for Manufacture and Import of New

The US, Canada, and EU are about to start a pilot project that will test a system for exchanging data on substances and provide guidance on the potential development of a global database of information on chemicals led by the OECD. Bob Diderich, h

In August the European battery industry was joined by Argentina, Australia, and the US in warning against classification of Lithium compounds under the EU’s CLP. Their statements were sent to the Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP to examine t

With the objective to help manufacturers comply with the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare’s (MHLW) risk control requirements and to keep abreast of new regulations being introduced under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA), Japan is

On 5 September 2022, the Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (Abiquim) signed , in the Brazilian capital, Brasília, a protocol of intent with the Ministry of the Environment. This document intends to collaborate, among other issues, in the elabo

On July 15, 2022, the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Environment (MoE), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced that they have revised the guidance documents to "rationalise and expedite class

From May 31, 2022, manufacturers and importers in Colombia have three years to register chemical substances for industrial use in the new digital application.   Colombia released a registration platform for companies to submit information on the

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Regulation on the subject and methods of risk assessment for the consumer chemical products’ under the Consumer Chemical Products and Bio

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is currently considering a shift from legally compliant risk management to autonomous risk management in response to the growing risk management of new chemicals in the industrial sector. Chemicals and workp

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is currently evaluating its 2013 document on the risk assessment of plant protection products and bees (Apis mellifera, Bombus spp., and solitary bees).   What is the content of the guidance document p

The Bill S5 was voted unanimously by Canada's House of Commons to be sent to the environment and Sustainable Development (Envi) committee. The Bill S5 is going to be amended to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) 1999.  The bill is expe

Acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC), a common substitute for phthalates when producing plastics, has been found to be a thyroid disruptor during in vivo studies performed by researchers in Malaysia.   ATBC has endocrine-disrupting potential in zebrafi

On 12 October 2022 the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) opened consultation on 18 draft evaluation statements covering 187 industrial chemicals. Industry has until 7 December to comment. This type of consultations has been

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) is a cabinet-level ministry of the Japanese government which provides services on health, labour and welfare.   The MHLW published a proposal on 21 October 2022, to categorise carcinogenic compou

In the upcoming year 2023, the Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) is expected to commence workplace training in the use of international chemical safety cards (ICSCs). A non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the use

When Israel joined the OECD in 2010, the country planned to establish a national mechanism for registering chemicals. There are various regulations in Israel that regulate the practice of chemicals, aspects of import, production, occupation, use, mai