India Proposes Ban on PFAS and BPA in Food Contact Materials in Amendment Packaging Regulations

On 6 October 2025, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released a draft notification proposing amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018. The draft aims...

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India Issues Draft BIS Standard for Safe Handling Caustic Potash to Prevent Health Risks and Accidents

In a significant move to enhance workplace safety, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a draft revision on 25 September 2025 titled ‘Caustic Potash - Code of Safety (First Revision...

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India’s DGFT Introduces New Policy Condition for Export of Second-Generation Ethanol

The Government of India, through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has introduced an additional policy condition governing the export of second-generation (2G)...

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India Extends Implementation Date of Quality Control Orders for HDPE/PP Woven Sacks to January 2026

On 4 September 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, issued three Gazette notifications amending the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for specific categories of HDPE and...

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India Extends Implementation Dates for Ethylene Dichloride, Polycarbonate, and Vinyl Chloride Monomer Quality Control Orders

The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) has issued three Gazette notifications amending the timelines for the enforcement of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for Ethylene Dichloride,...

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India Revises Export Obligation Period for QCO-Exempt Imports

India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a significant policy amendment via Notification No. 28/2025-26, revising the export obligation (EO) period under the Advance Authorization Scheme for imports exempted...

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India Extends Enforcement Date for H Acid and Vinyl Sulphone QCOs to May 2026

On 30 July 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals officially extended the implementation dates for two key Quality Control Orders (QCOs). The following...

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India Notifies Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025

On 29 July 2025, the Government of India notified the Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025, through publication in the Official Gazette. The amendments, which revise select provisions of the Cosmetics Rules, 2020,...

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New EPR Rules Announced for Non-Ferrous Products in India

On 1 July 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) issued a Gazette Notification (G.S.R. 438(E)), introducing a new chapter under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and...

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India Withdraws Quality Control Orders for Acetic Acid, Methanol, and Aniline

The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) officially withdrew three Quality Control Orders (QCOs. The decision was notified by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers through Gazette...

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