May 03, 2023 | 31 associations urge the EU to Adopt Rules to Calculated Plastics’ Chemically Recycled Content
On 22 March 2023 the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and 30 other associations representing market sectors in the European plastics value chain published a joint letter to the European Comm...
May 03, 2023 | China revises the national standard on Lip moisturizer gel cream
The Standardization Administration of China and State Administration for Market Regulation jointly published the revised version of national standard on Lip moisturizer (gel and cream), GB/T 26513-202...
Mandatory Survey to collect PFAS information will be issued by Canada
Apr 27, 2023
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has published a statement which confirms their plan to issue a mandatory survey. The objective of this survey is to collect information on certain per- a...
Cosmetics biocide chlorocresol to be listed as toxic substance in Canada
Apr 27, 2023
On 1 April 2023, the Canadian government announced that they are taking steps to limit the potential risks associated with the use of chlorocresol in cosmetics by proposing an order to add it to the l...
Taiwan’s EPA updates guidelines for dossier registration
Apr 25, 2023
On 24 March 2023 Taiwan’s EPA published the updated Guidance for New and Existing Chemical Substance Phase One Registration and Guidance on Chemical Substances Hazard and Exposure Assessment. The up...
South Korea consults on a draft amendment for the Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling
Apr 26, 2023
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of the Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling under the Act on Registra...
South Korea consults on a draft amendment for Designation of Toxic Substances
Apr 26, 2023
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of Designation of Toxic Substances under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (...
South Korea consults on a draft amendment for the Regulation on test methods for chemical substances
Apr 20, 2023
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of the Regulation on test methods for chemical substances under the Act on Registration and Ev...
South Korea provides an update on test methods for determining the shelf life of biocidal products
Apr 17, 2023
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea plans to evaluate biocidal products for the approval of biocidal substance and biocidal products under the Consumer Chemical Prod...
California suggests altering Proposition 65 to lower the NSRL for ethylene oxide.
Apr 26, 2023
On 7 April 2023, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed lowering the "No Significant Risk Level" (NSRL) for ethylene oxide under the Safe Drinking Water and T...
China Calls for Industry Opinions on Expanding the Scope of Allowed Substance in FCMs
Apr 26, 2023
China’s National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) has called for industry feedback on draft national safety standard on food contact materials to include more polymers and food ingredie...
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