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Sep 01, 2025 | UAE notifies WTO of revised Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Regulation
On 13 August 2025, UAE’s Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology (MOIAT) notified the Cabinet Decision 2025 i.e. UAE Control Scheme of Cosmetics and Personal Care Products to the World Trade O...
Sep 01, 2025 | China Notifies WTO of New National Food Safety Standard for Vanillin
On 28 August 2025, The National Health Commission of the China (NHC) notifies formally the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft national food safety standard for vanillin, a widely used food addi...
Brazil opens consultation on new limits for hazardous substances in electronics
Sep 01, 2025
Brazil’s National Council for the Environment (Conama) has launched a public consultation on draft rules that would restrict the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. T...
Brazil’s Health Regulator Opens Public Consultation on 2026–2027 Agenda
Sep 01, 2025
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has begun preparing its new Regulatory Agenda for 2026–2027, a process that will run until December this year in line with the country’s leg...
EPA Issues New SNURs under TSCA
Aug 29, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were subjected to Premanu...
Japan: METI amends provisions under Export Trade Control Order
Sep 01, 2025
On 1 September 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released draft to amend provisions of Export Approval for Chemical Substances under Export Trade Control Order. Consult...
Taiwan Holds Online Briefing on Hazard and Exposure Data Submission for Existing Chemicals
Aug 11, 2025
On 18 June 2025, Taiwan’s authorities hosts an online briefing to guide registrants on preparing and submitting hazard and exposure assessment data for existing chemical substances under the “Regu...
Deadline Extended for Public Disclosure Extension of Chemical Substance Labeling Information
Aug 20, 2025
On August 20, 2025, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) announces an extension for submitting applications to delay the public disclosure of chemical substance labeling information. Accordi...
South Korea Proposed Amendment to Chemical Substance Registration and Hazard Review Guidelines
Aug 26, 2025
On August 19, 2025, South Korea has announced a proposed revision to the regulation titled "Guidelines on the Preparation of Registration Application Data and Methods for Hazard Assessment" in line wi...
ECHA Releases Updated Background Document for PFAS Restriction Proposal
Aug 22, 2025
On 20 August 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that an updated Background Document for the proposed restriction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the REACH Regu...
EPA Draft Risk Evaluations for Phthalates, Public Comments are Invited
Aug 22, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released draft risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for two widely used chemicals: Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP, CASRN 85-6...
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