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Nov 09, 2023 | Minamata Convention COP-5: Important steps towards eliminating mercury pollution
At the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (COP-5), significant progress was made by adopting 21 decisions to further protect human health and the environment fro...
Nov 09, 2023 | US Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Rule on Enhanced PFAS Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory
On 20 October 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a rule that strengthens reporting requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release I...
ECHA investigation reveals CMR substances in childcare products
Nov 08, 2023
On 31 October 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published an investigation report on the use and presence of CMR 1A or 1B substances in childcare products. The report was prepared to support ...
UK to amend permitted levels of BHT in personal care products
Nov 08, 2023
On 27 October 2023, the UK Department for Business and Trade notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of an amendment to the Cosmetics Regulation to change the permitted levels for the use of butyl...
Gulf countries to adopt GHS7 for chemical regulation
Nov 08, 2023
On November 6, 2023, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries notified a draft standard (GSO 2654:2023) for the implementation of the seventh revised edition of the Globally Harmonized Standard of...
China adds four substances to IECSC
Nov 08, 2023
The Ministry of Environment and Ecology of China (MEE) has consulted on the inclusion of four chemical substances to its Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC) under MEE Order No.12. T...
China updates restricted chemicals list
Nov 08, 2023
The Ministries of Environment and Commerce of China published a revised list of hazardous chemicals for priority control as part of the country’s obligations under the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conven...
Japan issues proposal to classify NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance
Nov 08, 2023
On 27 October 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) issued a proposal to classify poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether (NPE) as a Class II specified chemical substance accor...
Canadian Health and Environment Ministries Assess 13 Titanium-Based Substances: Findings and Implications.
Nov 07, 2023
The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), under its vigilant section 68, recently underwent a comprehensive assessment by the Environment Ministry and the Health Ministry. This review fo...
Ukraine Introduces Draft Law for State Registration of Chemical and Biological Hazardous Factors
Nov 07, 2023
On 19 October 2023, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine introduced an important draft law aimed at regulating and supervising the state registration of hazardous factors, with a particular focus on chem...
98 substances added to Great Britain Mandatory Classification and Labelling List
Nov 06, 2023
The UK Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progress (MfSMYP) has, taken a key decision on the classification and labelling of 98 chemical substances in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)....
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