Switzerland Notifies WTO of Amendments to Chemical Safety Regulations
Apr-22-2025
On 14 April 2025, Switzerland notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of two proposed amendments to its chemical safety regulations. These amendments aim to enhance public health protection by restricting the...
Read MoreSwiss Ordinance on Chemical Products: New Amendments for 2024
The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), in collaboration with the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), has announced significant amendments to the...
Read MoreSwitzerland revises the Biocidal Products Ordinance
In November 2023 the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) published a revision of the Biocidal Products Ordinance. The revision implements changes to the Chemicals Act (ChemG), which has been...
Read MoreSwitzerland amends its Chemicals Ordinance to enhance protection against dangerous substances
The Federal Office of Public Health, Switzerland, on 28 June 2022 published a draft amendment of Annexes 2, 3, 4, and 7 of the Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and...
Read MoreSwiss Team Marks Food Contact Chemicals as "Of Concern”
After identifying 388 Food Contact Chemicals (FCCs) as “of concern” substances, Swiss researchers from the Food Packaging Forum (FPF) called for such substances to be phased out. These substances that are...
Read MoreSwitzerland rejects ban on full animal testing
On the 13th of February, Switzerland had a vote to decide if full animal testing should be banned or not. This includes animal testing for both scientific and medical research.If voted...
Read MoreSwitzerland adopts new disclosure rules for synthetic nanomaterials
Feb-15-2015
Switzerland has adopted new disclosure obligations for some synthetic fibrous or tubular nanomaterials and intermediate chemical products.
Read MoreSwitzerland updates national substances list
Switzerland has updated the list of substances notified or registered in the country, with 385 additions in June. New substances manufactured or imported into the country, in a volume greater than...
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