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Update: The deadline on this consultation has been extended until 24 June 2024.   On 4 April 2024, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced its initiative to seek information and evidence on firefighting foams containing per- and pol

The European Commission adopted Regulation (EU) 2025/351 on 19 February 2025, which introduces significant amendments to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended as food contact materials (FCMs). The updated rules were pu

In September 2020, the Ukrainian government published a draft resolution of changes to the Ukrainian Technical regulation on Toy’s safety. The changes in the Technical Regulation are prepared to bring the provisions of the Technical Regulation i

  On November 19th, 2020, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) published the Guidelines for the Use and Control of Key Chemical Substances in Consumer Products (GB/T 39498-2020), with its effective date on June 1st, 2021. The

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

Chile drafts a new regulation to further promote safe products among the ones used by children. These products will have to comply with the provisions established by the regulation and present the certificate attesting conformity in order to be

On July 9, 2021, the General Department of Chemicals of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam published a draft decree to amend Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP regarding the Law on Chemicals.This amendment includes the addition of regul

On May 3, 2022, the European Parliament voted on a European Commission proposal to tighten the limits for the presence of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in waste. The proposal was earlier adopted by the European Commission. The presence of P

On May 2, 2022, the European Union released a draft to amend Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. The new amendment mainly concerns articles in which production includes the use of formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing substances that release

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), together with the Member States reviewed a group of 148 bisphenols, of which 38 bisphenols have potential reprotoxic or hormonal effects. Bisphenols are commonly known as endocrine disrupters for human health

Recently, the opinions of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) were made available publicly on the ECHA website for undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA). An initial proposal was made by Germany to set restrictions f

The amendments to the “List of Ingredients Prohibited from Using in the Cosmetic Products” were made on April 27, 2022, by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan. The statement stipulates that cosmetics should not contain mercury, lead, or

Canada has presented a long-awaited proposal to impose strict restrictions on a range of long-chain PFASs and flame retardants, as well as bans on dechloranplus (DP) and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE). According to a Canada Gazette notice, adoptin

South Africa opened a consultation until April 29, 2022, to consult on the migration limits for 19 substances used in toy production. This new draft standard is aimed at upgrading South Africa’s toy regulations to sync with the EU’s latest regula

Consultation on the proposed amendments to the Vietnamese rules on their restricted chemical licences, labelling, management logbooks, and annual reporting deadlines is currently ongoing until June 26, 2022. The approved changes would accordingly be

Thailand published some new requirements regarding Food Contact Materials (FCMs) which will enter into force on January 3, 2023. The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) published these five mandatory standards in the Royal Gazette on April 8,

On June 8, 2022, the European Commission published a proposal on Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) articles that contain lead and lead compounds. The draft proposal amends Annex XVII, specifically entry 63, prohibiting the use of lead and lead compounds in PV

ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has expressed its support for restricting the use of lead in ammunition for hunting, outdoor sports shooting, and fishing by adopting its opinion on ECHA’s proposal to restrict the use of lead for releva

The European Commission plans to put a stop to the REACH restriction procedure for cobalt salts while focusing on setting occupational exposure limits (OELs) for the compound. This decision follows a debate on how best to manage risks for the compoun

The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) consults on its opinion regarding the safety of titanium dioxide in toys until July 4, 2022. Considering the classification of titanium dioxide i