HSE Publishes Risk Assessment Opinion on PFAS Firefighting Foam Restriction
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 MoreHSE Consults on Nine Proposed Substances of Very High Concern under UK REACH
The 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 MoreUK Adds First New SVHCs to Candidate List Since Brexit
Jun-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 MoreUK Consults on New Medical Device Requirements under Draft 2026 Regulations
Jun-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 MoreUK Publishes First List of GB Biocidal Active Substance Expiry Date Postponements
May-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 MoreUK Notifies POPs Regulation Amendment to Implement Stockholm Convention Obligations
May-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)....
Read MoreUK Amends GB CLP, BPR and PIC Frameworks Under Retained EU Law Reform
May-05-2026
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 MoreUK HSE Launches Survey on Potential Changes to GB CLP Regulation
Apr-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 MoreUK Committee Calls for Phase-Out of Non-Essential PFAS Uses and Faster UK REACH Reform
Apr-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 MoreUK Confirms Direction for Alternative Transitional Registration Model (ATRm) Under UK REACH
Apr-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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