Mar 03, 2022 | Chile targets indiscriminate single-use of plastics
Since February 13, 2022, single-use plastics products have faced a ban in Chile. Law 21.368 was published in August 2021 and aims to fight back the indiscriminate use of single-use plastics in diffe...
Mar 03, 2022 | European Commission takes the final step to end mercury exemption in lamps
European Commission publishes 12 delegated acts to end the exemptions for the use of mercury in lamps. These lamps include general-purpose compact (CFL) and linear fluorescent (LFL) lamps. Conside...
ECHA Proposes a ban of PFASs in firefighting foams
Mar 03, 2022
On the 23rd of February 2022, the REACH Annex XV restriction dossier was published addressing PFASs’ risks in firefighting foams to human health and the environment. The European Chemicals Agency ...
MEE Solicits Public Comments on Draft Plan for Digital Transformation in Hazardous Waste Management
Feb 24, 2022
The Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China (MEE) published a Draft Plan for Digital Transformation in Hazardous Waste Management on the 18th of January 2022. This draft mainly focuses on the...
India consults for 34-dichlorophenyl isocyanate
Feb 23, 2022
Till the 16th of March 2022, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) consults on the draft Indian Standard (IS) for 3,4-dichlorophenyl isocyanate. BIS published a daft in February, describing the subs...
Canada moves further to ban cosmetics testing on animals
Feb 23, 2022
In January 2022, Cosmetic Alliance (CA) and a representative from their allied stakeholder coalition met with Health Canada (HC) officials to discuss the ban of cosmetics testing on animals in Canada....
Mexico bans cosmetics animal testing
Sep 03, 2021
On the 2nd of September 2021, the Chamber of Senators in Mexico passed the bill to prohibit the use of animals for cosmetics testing. The bill stipulates that cosmetic product cannot be manufacture...
South Korea announces the results of hazard review of chemical substances under K-REACH
Feb 21, 2022
National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated and announced the results of hazard review of chemical substances under K-REACH on February 11th, 2022.The updates are as f...
China launches NRCC an online hazardous chemicals registration platform
Feb 18, 2022
On the 16th of January 2022, China’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) launched a new online platform for the registration of hazardous chemicals. The previous system launched in 2020 was clo...
Switzerland rejects ban on full animal testing
Feb 16, 2022
On the 13th of February, Switzerland had a vote to decide if full animal testing should be banned or not. This includes animal testing for both scientific and medical research.If voted for, the ban ...
India extends the implementation date for five chemicals
Feb 16, 2022
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) in India has pushed back the deadlines for implementing quality control orders (QCOs) issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) for five su...
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