Jan 31, 2024 | China solicited public comments on adding four new food contact materials
On 3 January 2024, the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment of China (CFSA) published a notification to consult public opinions on four food contact materials (FCMs), following approval by...
Jan 30, 2024 | Australia Proposes Changes to Industrial Chemicals Categorization Guidelines
In a significant development for the industrial chemicals sector, the Australian Department of Health and Aging has launched a consultation process in September 2023 to consider significant amendments...
EPA Announces Inclusion of Seven PFAS in Toxics Release Inventory
Jan 30, 2024
On January 9, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been automatically added to the list of chemicals covered by the...
Chile is launching its new Chemical Registration System
Jan 29, 2024
Chile's chemical industry is launching its Chemical Registration System under the Decree 57. This development aims to enhance chemical safety and regulatory oversight in the country. As the regis...
ECHA launches New Chemicals Database - ECHA CHEM
Jan 30, 2024
On 30 January 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched its latest feature, ECHA CHEM, a user-friendly platform for sharing information on chemicals. The first release, which can be accessed...
BIS consults on revised standard for petroleum jelly used in the cosmetic industry
Jan 29, 2024
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published the revised draft of Specification for Petroleum Jelly for the Cosmetic Industry (Second Revision of IS 4887) in December 2023. Petroleum jelly, a sof...
Taiwan publishes draft on restricted ingredients in cosmetics
Jan 29, 2024
On 4 January 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Taiwan published 2 amendments and an announcement regarding the Cosmetics Regulation. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is consider...
European Commission Updates List of Harmonised Classification and Labelling
Jan 29, 2024
On 5 January 2024, the European Commission took a significant step to improve the regulatory landscape by adopting a Delegated Regulation (2024/197) for an adaptation to technical progress within Regu...
Proposed Measures to Reduce Potential Environmental Harm for four substituted phenols
Jan 29, 2024
In accordance with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), the Government of Canada is actively engaged in the comprehensive evaluation of substances to assess their potential risks to...
South Korea proposes the first three substances subject to authorization under K-REACH
Jan 26, 2024
According to the K-REACH database, there are currently no substances that have been added to the Authorisation List under K-REACH. However, dibutyl phthalate (DBP; CAS No. 84-74-2), benzyl butyl ...
China published its first toothpaste ingredients inventory
Jan 25, 2024
On 12th January 2024, the China Oral Care Products Industry Association (COCIA) has published a first national inventory of toothpaste ingredients. This inventory collected 1026 toothpaste ingre...
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