Jan 13, 2025 | Strengthening Pharmaceutical Governance in El Salvador: RTS 11.02.04:24
The Salvadoran Technical Regulation RTS 11.02.04:24, officially published on December 18, 2024, provides comprehensive guidelines for the proper storage, distribution, dispensing, and transportation o...
Jan 20, 2025 | South Korea blocks more unsafe overseas purchases to protect human health
On January 14, 2025, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) reported that 86 additional products purchased from overseas do not meet local safety standards. This was discovered after the MoE e...
Ecuador Updates Registration Guidelines for Hygienic and Disinfectant Products
Jan 13, 2025
The National Agency for Regulation, Control, and Sanitary Surveillance (ARCSA) in Ecuador has released Version 2.0 of the External Instruction Document, which contains updated requirements for the reg...
ANVISA Issues Comprehensive Guidelines for Toxicological Classification of Formulated Products
Jan 20, 2025
On 26 December 2024, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) issued a technical note detailing the toxicological classification process for formulated products derived from equivalent technica...
South Korea Unifies GHS Information for 565 Chemicals
Jan 17, 2025
South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor, in collaboration with the National Fire Agency, has successfully unified the information for 565 of the 4,091 overlapping chemicals in their respectiv...
China Publishes National Standard for Restricted Substances in Recycled Plastics
Jan 09, 2025
On November 28, 2024, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation published GB/T 45091-2024, a national standard outlining restricted substances in recycled plastics. Effective from June 1, 2...
India extends enforcement dates of Quality Control Orders for three chemical products
Jan 17, 2025
India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the enforcement date of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three chemical products: Toluene, Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Homop...
Thailand’s DIW Reminds Category 3 Factories to Comply with Updated Chemical Safety Regulations
Jan 17, 2025
On January 6, 2025, the Department of Industrial Works (DIW) issued a formal reminder to Category 3 factory operators to comply with the Ministry of Industry’s updated Safety Measures for Chemical M...
US EPA Adds Nine More PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory
Jan 17, 2025
On January 3, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expanded the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) by adding nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The nine PFAS were added to th...
Chile Approves the 2024 List of Industrial Hazardous Substances List Under Resolution No. 7595
Jan 10, 2025
The Chilean Ministry of the Environment has issued Resolution No. 7595, of December 17, 2024, which officially approves the list of hazardous substances for industrial use notified in 2024. This resol...
Brazilian Public Consultations No. 1304 and 1305/2024: Major Updates to Cosmetic Substance Regulations
Jan 16, 2025
On December 27, 2024, ANVISA announced two critical public consultations—No. 1,304 and No. 1,305—aimed at revising regulations for substances used in personal hygiene products, cosmetics, and perf...
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