Apr 19, 2023 | NPE to be designated as Class II Specified Chemical Substance in Japan
On 14 February 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced its plan of drawing up proposals to designate poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether (NPE) as class II specified chemical substance....
Apr 14, 2023 | China plans to add 59 items to Dangerous Goods List
On 1 March 2023, to align national standards and requirements with the UN Model Regulations, the Standardization Administration of China (SAC) published draft revisions of two transport regulations fo...
South Korea provides a summary for the Approval application documents based on the updates on disinfectant and preservatives for humidifiers
Apr 10, 2023
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea provides a summary for the Approval application documents based on the updates on disinfectant and preservatives for humidifiers ...
South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Cosmetic Act
Apr 05, 2023
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults for the draft amendment of the Cosmetic Act on March 22nd, 2023. The Cosmetic Act prohibits advertisements that might mislead the pu...
ECHA Recommends Adding Eight Substances to the Authorisation List
Apr 13, 2023
On 12 April 2023 ECHA recommended that the European Commission adds eight substances (including lead metal) from the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Authorisation List ...
NMPA published regulation on cosmetic online operators
Apr 13, 2023
On 4th April 2023, NMPA published a notice announcing the new regulation on cosmetic online service operators -- "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics Online Operations". This...
UK less ambitious on PFAS restriction proposal
Apr 12, 2023
The UK's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently published a regulatory management options analysis (RMOA) – a technical document examining the risks posed by the use, import and manufact...
BIS issues Guideline for Transportation of Dangerous Goods in India
Apr 12, 2023
On March 6, 2023, the Indian government issued the guidelines 'IS 18149:2023— Transportation of Dangerous Goods—Guidelines', which have been formulated under the Transport Services Section...
Japan to monitor workers’ exposure to specified chemical substances
Apr 12, 2023
On 31 January 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) published a draft notification to begin measuring workers’ exposure to 15 specified chemical substances, dust and organic ...
Brazil publishes new list of dangerous chemicals
Apr 11, 2023
On 17 March 2023 the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) published the Regulatory Instruction No. 10 of March 17, 2023, that establishes an updated list of c...
ECHA Announces Restriction Plan for Brominated Flame Retardants.
Apr 11, 2023
On 15 March 2023 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced its Regulatory Strategy for Flame Retardants which points out aromatic brominated flame retardants as candidates for an EU-wide restrict...
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