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Jan 12, 2024 | EPA Announces New Framework to Assess Eye Irritation in New Chemicals
On January 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a new framework for identifying eye irritation and corrosion hazards in new chemicals evaluated under the Toxic Substances...
Jan 11, 2024 | South Korea: New Registration Criteria for Chemical Hazard Information
On January 9, 2024, the National Assembly of South Korea passed five laws related to the environment, including the “Chemical Substances Registration and Evaluation Act” and the “Chemical Substa...
Bisphenol S Added to Proposition 65 List After 2023 DARTIC Meeting
Jan 11, 2024
Effective December 29, 2023, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added bisphenol S (BPS) to the Proposition 65 list as a rep...
FDA Issues Final Guidance for MoCRA Cosmetic Product Facility Registration and Listings
Jan 11, 2024
On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the final guidance for the industry regarding cosmetic product facility registrations and product listings, as mandated by th...
New notification requirements for Poison Centre Notifications from 1 January 2024
Jan 09, 2024
From 1 January 2024, all new poison centre notifications (PCNs) in the EU for mixtures intended solely for industrial use (in addition to consumer and professional use) must comply with the harmonised...
Taiwan proposed to add 9 ingredients to the prohibited cosmetic ingredients list
Jan 09, 2024
On 13th December 2023, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notification to solicit comments on amending “List of Prohibited Cosmetic Ingredients”. The revised list was published...
Brazil's Pesticide Paradigm: Sweeping Changes in Landmark Legislation
Jan 03, 2024
President Lula signed into law the Bill (PL) 1.459/2022 on Wednesday (Dec. 27), guiding in a new era for the approval and commercialization of pesticides in Brazil. Law 14.785 of 2023 is already in fo...
Navigating Chile's Chemical Regulatory Evolution: Unveiling the Draft Chemical Prioritization and Risk Assessment Regulation
Jan 08, 2024
Chile is driving itself further into the land of chemical regulation, presenting another milestone with the introduction of the Draft Chemical Prioritization and Risk Assessment Regulation. This stan...
Taiwan consults on PFAS ban in cosmetics and unveils plan to control PFAS in industry
Jan 08, 2024
On 13 December 2023, the Taiwanese Ministry of Health and Welfare published a revised list of prohibited substances in cosmetics. The list will take effect on 1 July 2024. Taiwan’s Food and Drug Adm...
India publishes five Quality Control Orders for polymers
Jan 08, 2024
On 6 December 2023, the Central Government of India, after consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), published a Gazette Notification regarding the Quality Control Order (QCO) for the fi...
EPA Prioritizes MBOCA for TSCA Risk Evaluation: Requires Health and Environmental Data Submission
Jan 05, 2024
On 14 December 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has prioritized the chemical 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA) CAS RN: 101-14-4) for risk evaluation...
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