The June 2020 update of TSCA inventory is published. The Inventory contains 86,405 chemicals of which 41,587 are active; Next update would be in early 2021.
Chile Restricts New Substances on Children's Products

Chile drafts a new regulation to further promote safe products among the ones used by children. These products will have to comply with the provisions established by the regulation and present the certificate attesting conformity in...

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Chile Is Making Rapid Progress Towards Overarching Packaging Management

In recent months, Chile has announced three main resolutions aimed at defining the goals, obligations, annual report’s content, and the framing of products that would fall within the packing management. Chile is...

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National Associations Reaffirm Necessary Commitments for Regional Progress

Chemical associations came together and published an open letter on the need for greater involvement and harmonization of regulatory principles. Associations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay highlighted the importance of cooperation, considering...

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300-Plus Chemicals Lose Confidential Status In US EPA List

In October 2021, US EPA removed the confidentiality status for 377 substances, making their chemical status available to the public. According to the TSCA inventory, these chemicals make up about 8,000...

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US EPA Releases A Comprehensive Roadmap For PFAs

To get ahead of problems that can impact those who make and use PFAs, the US EPA has issued a 26-pages roadmap to set an approach for research, restricting, and remediating...

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US House of Rep Passes Legislation on PFAS

On the 22nd of July 2021, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act of 2021. This is a comprehensive framework for regulating 9,252 per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....

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US EPA Revokes Snur Guidance, Issued In January 2021

Significant New Use Rules (Snur) draft guidance was released on 10 December 2020 to help businesses understand and comply with a TSCA Snur. This is the guidance that defines what qualifies as ‘surface coating’ under the rule and the entities subject to the rule’s requirements....

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New Reporting Rule For 1,300-Plus PFAS Compounds, Proposed By US EPA

On the 10th of June, EPA proposed a new Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule after the White House Office of Management and Budget cleared it. For producers and importers, this new rule means that they have to supply extensive information on 1,300 plus substances that...

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California P65: Amendment to Section 25705

Proposition 65, known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986. The proposition protects California's drinking water sources from...

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Latest Update on TSCA Inventory

The non-confidential portion of EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inventory) is updated approximately every six months. IThe June 2020 update of the Inventory contains 86,405 chemicals of...

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