Aug 06, 2021 | Global NGO calls for the phase-out of hazardous chemicals used in plastic
A Global NGO network, International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), based on its research, has found levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in almost all the free-range chicken eggs it ...
Aug 06, 2021 | South Africa progresses to Publish Regulations on Hazardous Chemicals
Through the Ministry of Employment and Labour under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993, on 29 March 2021, the government of South Africa finally published its regulations concerning Hazardou...
Canadian Government Proposes Limited Use of Phosphonic Acid in Cosmetic Products
Aug 06, 2021
Canada’s health and environment ministries have urged the conditions on the use of phosphonic acid, P,P′-(1-hydroxydodecylidene)bis-, allowing the limited amou...
Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products to be Regulated
Aug 06, 2021
The Canadian government has finalised regulations to limit formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products and apply the country’s that generally align with that of US. ...
Use Restrictions for Solvent Violet 13 – Canadian Cosmetics
Aug 06, 2021
Canada’s environment and health ministries have suggested including solvent violet 13 to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, a move that would restrict the dye’s use in cosmetic...
US House of Rep Passes Legislation on PFAS
Aug 06, 2021
On the 22nd of July 2021, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act of 2021. This is a comprehensive framework for regulating 9,252 per-and polyfluoroalkyl substan...
Philippines To Ban Medical Products Containing Mercury
Aug 06, 2021
The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently had a consultation to examine the draft of Circular to prohibit the use, manufacture, importation/exportation, distribution, sale...
13 CHEMICALS ADDED TO THE BIS MANDATORY CERTIFICATION LIST
Aug 06, 2021
In April 2021, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, India, published several orders regarding BIS certification of 13 chemicals (see Table below). ...
Saudi Arabia - GSO Issues a Draft Technical Regulation on Cosmetics and Personal Care Products
Aug 06, 2021
The Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO), on the 7th of July 2021 issued an update to the draft Gulf Technical Regulation No. GSO 2528/2021 "Cosmetic products – Technical Regulation of c...
South Korea updates the chemical substance classification and labelling list
Jul 27, 2021
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the chemical substance classification and labelling list on July 12th, 2021. This list includes name of chemical subs...
South Korea updates the Toxic Chemical Substances List
Jul 26, 2021
National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the Toxic Chemical Substances List on June 22nd, 2021. After the hazard assessment under K-REACH, 13 substances ...
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