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Great Britain Proposes New Entries for the GB MCL List: Classification and Labelling of 30 Hazardous Chemicals

Apr-24-2025 Hazardous chemicals Health and Safety Executive HSE GB CLP Regulation GB Mandatory Classification and Labelling List GB MCL Great Britain Chemical Classification

The United Kingdom has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft regulation proposing the addition of 30 substances to the GB Mandatory Classification and Labelling (GB MCL) List. This is...

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UK Parliament Launches Inquiry into PFAS Chemicals and Regulatory Oversight

Apr-10-2025 PFAS UK PFAS Inquiry Environmental Audit Committee PFAS Regulation UK PFAS in Consumer Products Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

On 10 April 2025, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) of the UK Parliament launched a new inquiry to investigate the environmental and health risks posed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PF...

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UK Launches Consultations on RoHS Exemptions for Lead in Engine Control Units and Mercury in Discharge Lamps

Apr-07-2025 Product restrictions / prohibitions UK RoHS DEFRA Consultation Lead Solder Exemption Mercury Lamps Exemption Electrical and Electronic Equipment EEE Exemption Application

On 10 March 2025, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) launched two public consultations on proposed exemptions under the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substan...

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UK Brings Methyl Salicylate Restrictions into Force for Cosmetic Products

Apr-04-2025 Restricted substances Methyl Salicylate Restrictions UK Annex 3 Amendments Cosmetics UK Cosmetic Products Regulations 2025 Transitional Provisions Child Safety in Cosmetics

The UK has introduced the Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025 No. 413), which will come into force on 30 September 2025. This regulation amends Annex 3 of ...

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UK Circular Economy Strategy to Prioritise Chemicals and Plastics Sector

Apr-01-2025 UK Circular Economy Plastics Recycling Chemical Recycling Waste Reduction Circular Economy Strategy Circular Economy Taskforce Environmental Policy UK

UK Environment Secretary Steve Reed has announced a national shift toward a circular economy, placing chemicals and plastics at the heart of the government’s strategy to reduce waste, improve resour...

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UK and EU Seek Public Input on Draft Risk Profiles for Polybrominated Dioxins and Furans

Mar-27-2025 Stockholm Convention Compliance Bioaccumulative Chemicals Persistent Organic Pollutants POPs Dibenzo-p-Dioxins Dibenzofurans Environmental Pollutants UK POPs Consultation POPRC-20 UK Submission

The United Kingdom and the European Union have launched public consultations on draft risk profiles for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs), including mixed polybrominated/chl...

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HSE Releases UK REACH Annual Report and 2024–2025 Work Programme

Mar-27-2025 Firefighting foams Substances of Very High Concern Health and Safety Executive HSE Lead in Ammunition UK REACH Work Programme UK REACH Report Regulatory Management Options Analysis RMOA

The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual UK REACH Article 83 Report (2023–2024) and Work Programme for 2024–2025, highlighting ongoing regulatory work and outlining upcomi...

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