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Nov-27-2025
The Government of Canada has published new human health risk characterization documents and updated risk management scopes for key substances in the Flame Retardants Group, as part of ongoing assessments under the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP). The update was released on November 22, 2025, with notices appearing in the Canada...
Nov-20-2025
On 30 October 2025, Health Canada released a centralized online index of Product Safety Laboratory (PSL) test methods, which helps industry assess the safety and compliance of consumer products and cosmetics. Although the use of PSL methods is not mandatory, regulated parties remain fully responsible for ensuring that their products...
Nov-24-2025
On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions to the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These changes aim to make reporting more practical and implementable while reducing unnecessary or duplicative burdens on businesses, particularly small manufacturers and...
Nov-05-2025
On 5 November 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) (CAS No. 84852-53-9) to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) under the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. The addition brings the total number of entries on the list to 251, some of which cover...
Nov-07-2025
On 5 November 2025, the Council of the European Union agreed on its negotiating position for the remainder of the ‘Omnibus VI’ package, which aims to simplify the requirements for chemical products while maintaining a high level of protection for human health and the environment. The proposal introduces amendments to...
Nov-05-2025
The long-awaited revision of the EU REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 has been delayed again. The European Commission’s internal planning document (SEC(2025) 2543 final, 3 November 2025), outlining possible agenda items for meetings between 12 November 2025 and 28 January 2026, does not list the REACH revision among the key...
Nov-19-2025
On 18 November 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) made its 12th recommendation to the European Commission, that four additional substances be added to the Authorisation List (Annex XIV of the REACH Regulation (EC No 1907/2006)). If the Commission proceeds with this recommendation, manufacturers, importers and downstream users of these...
Nov-26-2025
On 25 November 2025, the European Parliament adopted a new Toy Safety Regulation aimed at strengthening child health protection and updating safety requirements for all toys placed on the EU market.Expanded Restrictions on Hazardous ChemicalsThe updated regulation broadens the existing bans on dangerous substances. In addition to carcinogenic, mutagenic and...
Nov-06-2025
On 31 October, the United Kingdom notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a new draft measure titled The Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2026. Issued by the Department for Business and Trade’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), the draft would amend Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009,...
Nov-07-2025
On 4 November 2025, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched a public consultation on its draft recommendation to include three substances in Annex 14 (the Authorisation List) of UK REACH. This is the first time that substances have been proposed for inclusion in the Authorisation List since the...
Nov-06-2025
On October 1, 2025, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, issued an amendment related to the quality control order (QCO) for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers.The amendment revises the enforcement date of the original Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers (Quality Control)...
Nov-14-2025
On 12 November 2025, the Government of India, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals) issued a series of orders rescinding fourteen previously notified BIS Quality Control Orders (QCOs) across the chemicals, petrochemicals, and polymer sectors.These rescissions were made under Section 16 of the Bureau of Indian...
Nov-26-2025
In its Second Report (October 2025), the High-Level Committee on Non-Financial Regulatory Reforms (HLC-NFRR) called for a major overhaul of India’s Quality Control Order (QCO) framework. The number of products covered by QCOs has increased from fewer than 70 products in 2016 to nearly 790 in 2025. This has resulted...
Nov-04-2025
On 4 November 2025, Taiwan's Ministry of Environment (MOENV) released a draft amendment to the List of Toxic Chemical Substances and Its Management Measures.The proposal adds the following substances as toxic chemical substances: Methoxychlor (CAS No. 72-43-5)Chlordene (Decachlorooctahydro-1,3,4-metheno-2H-cyclobuta[cd]pentalen-2-one; CAS No. 143-50-0)2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4,6-di-tert-pentylphenol (UV-328; CAS No. 25973-55-1)The draft also specifies control concentrations...
Nov-04-2025
On 30 October 2025, Taiwan's Ministry of Environment (MOENV) announced draft amendments to the “Classification and Water Quality Standards for Surface Water Bodies”, introducing new measures to protect public health and the environment. The amendments is the first inclusion of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as a regulated parameters in...
Nov-12-2025
On 27 October 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and Ministry of Environment (MOE), acting as a joint council, published the consultation schedule for toxicity assessments of new chemical substances. The schedule was released on the National Institute of Technology...
Nov-27-2025
On 5 November 2025, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) launched a public consultation on proposed environmental management standards for ten groups of industrial chemicals under the Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS). The draft decisions set out proposed schedule assignments, which determine the level...
Nov-27-2025
On 13 November 2025, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) opened a public consultation on proposed revisions to the Categorisation Guidelines. This annual update provides a consolidated overview of all the planned amendments to be included the September 2026 edition, bringing together technical corrections, hazard-based updates, and regulatory clarifications....
Nov-19-2025
Manila, November 2025. The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft Circular that standardizes how human medicines are classified and reclassified nationwide. The proposal replaces legacy “ethical/OTC” labels with a risk-based framework comprising prescription products and two non-prescription tiers: pharmacist-only and general-sales (which includes household remedies). The...
Nov-14-2025
Colombia has officially completed and published its first National Inventory of Industrial Chemical Substances. Under Decree 1630/2021, all hazardous substances imported or manufactured in quantities equal to or exceeding 100 kg per year during 2021–2023 had to be registered by May 2025, while substances produced or imported in 2024 had...
Nov-11-2025
Singapore, November 2025. Singapore has finalized amendments to the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 (EPMA), updating the Second Schedule (Part I) to bring chlorpyrifos expressly under hazardous-substance control, refresh the entry for paraquat and its salts, and substantially expand the category for “phosphorus compounds used as pesticides.” The measure...
Nov-27-2025
The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-6) concluded in Geneva on 7 November 2025, with over 1,000 in-person participants and nearly 4,000 online viewers. The Parties adopted 22 decisions, including the landmark global phase-out of dental amalgam by 2034 as well...
Nov-28-2025
On 19 November 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 1497 entitled “On Approval of the Rules for the Joint Submission of Information in Applications for the Registration of an Identical Chemical Substance.” The Resolution introduces procedures for the joint submission of information under Ukraine’s chemical registration...
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