Jul 06, 2023 | India postpones enforcing quality control directives for toluene and n-butyl acrylate.
Following consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the government decided to defer implementation of of two essential quality control orders (QCO), according to an announcement by the D...
Jul 05, 2023 | GHS Brazil: Update Published for ABNT NBR14725 Standard
The Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) released on July 3 of 2023, a significant update to the ABNT NBR14725 Standard, which governs the classification and labeling of chemicals. Thi...
Latest Updates for KKDIK
Jul 04, 2023
Türkiye introduced legislation for chemicals which is similar to REACH, called KKDIK. Since the regulation was accepted by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change (MoEUCC) on 23r...
Fertilizers in Peru: The New Rules Proposed for Import and Production
Jul 04, 2023
Peru is taking significant steps to regulate the import and production of fertilizers, aiming to enhance sustainable soil management, promote domestic agricultural competitiveness and sustainability, ...
Regulation regarding Good Manufacturing Practices for cosmetic products came into effect in Mexico
Jul 04, 2023
In July 2022, it was published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF) in Mexico a regulation about good manufacturing practices for cosmetic products. This regulation establishes good manufac...
ECHA holds targeted public consultation for metyltetraprole
Jul 04, 2023
On 26 June 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) started a targeted public consultation on the harmonised classification and labelling of metyltetraprole (ISO); 1-[2-({[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyra...
The European Commission opens public consultation on SCCS’ preliminary opinions for methylparaben and butylparaben.
Jul 03, 2023
On 8 June 2023, the EU’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published preliminary opinions on the use of methylparaben and butylparaben in cosmetics. The European Commission has opened p...
The UK REACH Registration Deadlines are officially extended
Jun 30, 2023
The extension of the UK REACH registration deadlines is now official! The legislation necessary to implement the extension was laid in Parliament by the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs...
REACH-required animal testing of cosmetics-only ingredients is banned by United Kingdom
Jun 30, 2023
The UK Government recently informed Parliament that they will no longer grant licenses for animal testing of chemicals that are exclusively intended for use in cosmetic products. The licensing ban cam...
ECHA publishes report and hosts workshop on animal-free testing methods
Jun 30, 2023
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) recently organized a workshop on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) with over 500 participants to discuss ways to replace animal testing in the hazard assessment of ...
Mandatory data call-in for more than 850 substances issued by Canadian government.
Jun 25, 2023
On June 24, 2023, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published a mandatory data call-in for over 850 substances utilized in various products such as cosmetics, paints, and building materials...
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