Mar 26, 2024 | China’s National Health Commission publishes new standards for Food Contact Materials
On 12 March 2024, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) released a new standard GB 4806.15-2024 for adhesives in materials used for food preparation and storage. This new standard introduces c...
Mar 26, 2024 | South Korea opens public consultation on proposed limits for 39 toxic substances.
On March 14, 2024, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea published the Administrative Notice of Partial Revision of Regulations on prescribed quantities of toxic substances, restricted sub...
ECHA publishes Community Rolling Action Plan for 2024-2026
Mar 25, 2024
On 19 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for 2024-2026, which aims to identify substances suspected of posing a risk to human health a...
EU Parliament Adopts Measures to Tackle Food and Textile Waste
Mar 23, 2024
On 13 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted proposals to better prevent and reduce food and textile waste across the EU. Objectives: The proposed amendments to the Waste Framework Dire...
EU Parliament Approves Stricter Waste Shipment Controls
Mar 22, 2024
On 27 February 2024, the European Parliament approved revised EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments. The agreed regulation implements stricter measures to protect human health and the...
Environmental Protection Agency Opens Public Comment Period for Draft Toxicological Review of PFNA
Mar 22, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened a 60-day public comment period on the draft Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA, CASRN 3...
TSCA Inventory Updated
Mar 22, 2024
On February 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest update to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory. Key Findings of the Update The TS...
Singapore to Phase Out Fire-Fighting Foams Containing PFAS Chemicals
Mar 21, 2024
On 15 March 2024, Singapore has announced plans to phase out the use of firefighting foams containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) listed under the Stockholm Convention. Singapore is a p...
India extends Quality Control Orders for 18 chemicals
Mar 21, 2024
India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has extended the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for several chemicals. The notifications were published in the Gazette of India on 5, 6, 7 an...
ECHA calls for comments on proposal to classify chlorpyrifos as a persistent organic pollutant
Mar 21, 2024
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is seeking feedback from stakeholders on the draft risk management evaluation for chlorpyrifos, a pesticide proposed for listing as persistent organic pollutant (P...
Revisions to the Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Regulations proposed by Thailand
Mar 21, 2024
On 2 February 2024, the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submitted two draft notifications to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The goal of both drafts is to protect human health and provide ...
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