Jul-14-2026
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its Risk Assessment Opinion concluding that a restriction on the placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...
Read MoreThe UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a six-week public consultation on proposals to identify nine additional substances or groups of substances as substances of very high concern (SVHCs)...
Read MoreJun-16-2026
On 15 June 2026, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE), acting as the agency responsible for the UK Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (UK REACH) Regulation, added 15...
Read MoreJun-08-2026
The UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published the draft Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and invited stakeholders to comment on the proposed changes. The draft regulations introduce...
Read MoreMay-29-2026
On 26 May 2026, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced the first group of active substance/product-type combinations whose approval expiry dates have been postponed under recent amendments to the...
Read MoreMay-05-2026
On 29 April 2026, the United Kingdom notified the World Trade Organization of a draft statutory instrument amending Annex I of the assimilated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/1021)....
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On 30 April 2026, the UK government introduced a set of reforms to key chemicals legislation in Great Britain by adopting the Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision)...
Read MoreApr-30-2026
On 29 April 2026, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) launched a voluntary survey to gather feedback on the potential impact of amending the Great Britain Classification, Labelling and Packaging...
Read MoreApr-28-2026
On 23 April 2026, the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) published its report on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The report calls for urgent regulatory action, including the phase-out of...
Read MoreApr-03-2026
On 30 March 2026, the UK government published its response to the consultation on the Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm) under UK REACH, confirming a revised approach to transitional registrations for...
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