Feb 07, 2024 | New Zealand EPA Takes Pioneering Step to Ban PFAS in Cosmetics
New Zealand, a pioneer in environmental protection, has taken a significant step to improve consumer safety and safeguard the environment by banning the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFA...
Feb 07, 2024 | China MEE consulted on adding seven chemical substances into IECSC
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (MEE) consulted on adding 2024 first batch of chemical substances into the Inventory of Existing Chemical substances in China (IECSC). This includes fo...
The Bureau of Indian Standards opens public consultation on revised standard for PET bottles for packaging of alcoholic beverages.
Feb 07, 2024
In January the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released for public consultation the revised draft Indian Standard for Specification of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottles for Packaging of Alcoho...
Draft guidelines on chemical exemptions and confidential business information published by the Philippines DENR
Feb 06, 2024
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines has released draft Guidelines for Exemption of Impurities, Chemical By-Products, Non-Isolated Intermediates, Alloys, and S...
EPA Develops Testing Method to Improve Detection of 6PPD-Quinone in Water - Vital for Environmental Protection Initiatives
Feb 06, 2024
Following its November 2023 commitment to gather data on the widely used tire additive 6PPD and its chemical by-product 6PPD-quinone, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the r...
India defers implementation of Quality Control Orders for four chemicals.
Feb 06, 2024
The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) published a notification in the Official Gazette on 30 January, 2024, deferring the implementation of Quality Control Orders (QCO’s) for four ch...
ECHA Releases New Version of IUCLID 6
Feb 05, 2024
On 5 February 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released a new updated version of the International Uniform Chemical Information Database (IUCLID) (v7.12.4). The new version includes various ...
Outcome of the 15th East Asia POPs Monitoring Workshop
Feb 01, 2024
In a major step forward for environmental protection and international collaboration, the Philippines and Thailand are preparing to initiate monitoring efforts for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)...
Update of the classification for ammonium hydrogendifluoride by the Transport of Dangerous Goods at its sixty-third session
Feb 01, 2024
The Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals adapted the new classification for ammonium hydrogendifluor...
Korean Ministry Introduces New Cosmetics Regulation to Improve Consumer Safety.
Jan 31, 2024
On January 31, 2024, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced new regulations for cosmetics. The new regulations include: Strengthening labelling requirements for some sm...
Malaysia's revised cosmetic guidelines to come into effect in 2024
Jan 31, 2024
On 16 January 2024, the National Pharmacy Regulatory Division in Malaysia released the cosmetic notification on ‘Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia’ (Circular No. 1/2024). The...
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