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Jun 30, 2025 | Japan establishes new standards for PFOS and PFOA in mineral water
Update: On 30 June 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) released the promulgated order for new PFOS and PFOA standards for mineral water on the e-GOV Public Comment Portal. Ori...
Jun 30, 2025 | Japan releases Implementation Report on CSCL for FY 2024
On 30 June 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published its Implementation Report on the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) on its porta...
OECD Publishes New and Revised Test Guidelines for Chemical Safety Assessment
Jun 30, 2025
On 25 June 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published 56 new, updated, and corrected Test Guidelines for the testing of chemicals. These guidelines, available in...
Japan amends New Chemical Substances List: 119 Substances Added
Jun 27, 2025
On 27 June 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced the addition of 119 new chemicals to the New Chemicals List under the Industrial Safety and Health Act (ISHA). This u...
Mercosur Approves New Technical Regulation for Cleaning Products
Jun 26, 2025
On June 12, 2025, the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) adopted Resolution GMC No. 05/25, establishing a new technical regulation for the definition, classification, composition requirements, and ...
Peru Approves New Regulation Setting Lead Limits in Paints
Jun 26, 2025
On June 24, 2025, Peru’s Ministry of Health (MINSA) enacted Decreto Supremo N° 007 2025 SA, establishing the Reglamento de la Ley N° 31182. The regulation sets a maximum lead content of 90 parts p...
South Korea Announces Major Overhaul of Hazardous Chemical Facility Regulations
Jun 26, 2025
On June 18, 2025, South Korea issued an official notice outlining a complete revision of the national regulation titled, “Notification on the Installation and Management of Facilities for the Manufa...
EPA Grants Extension for Reporting Health and Safety Data on 16 Chemicals Under TSCA Risk Evaluation
Jun 26, 2025
Update The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a further extension of the reporting deadline for unpublished health and safety data on 16 chemicals under TSCA Section 8(d). T...
India’s Focus on Quality Control Orders Grows in Chemicals Sector
Jun 26, 2025
As the focus of global trade shifts from tariffs to technical regulations, India’s chemical and petrochemical industries are under increasing pressure to strengthen their regulatory frameworks. The ...
India Revises Ammonium Nitrate Standard for Explosives; BIS Issues Second Revision Draft
Jun 26, 2025
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a draft second revision of IS 4668:20XX, the Indian Standard for ammonium nitrate used in explosives. The draft, titled “Ammonium Nitrate for Explosiv...
India Extends Implementation Deadlines for PVC and Polypropylene Quality Control Orders
Jun 26, 2025
The Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the implementation deadlines for the quality control orders (QCOs) for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) homopolymers and polypropylene...
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