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India Proposes Ban on PFAS and BPA in Food Contact Materials in Amendment Packaging Regulations
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(Packaging) Regulations, 2018:
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Ban on PFAS in Food Contact Materials:
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UK Launches Consultation on Proposed Ban of BPA and Other Bisphenols in Food Contact Materials
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a public consultation on a proposal to ban the use of
bisphenol A (BPA), other bi |
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Vietnam Tables 2025 Circular Updating Permitted and Banned Plant Protection Products
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ant Protection Products and the List of Banned Plant Protection Products. The draft |
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Thailand Updates Cosmetic Regulations: New Rules on Preservatives and Banned Ingredients
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The Ministry of Public Health and the Cosmetics Committee of Thailand have introduced significant regulatory updates affecting the cosmetics industry. The latest announcements, published in the Royal Gazette in January 2025, mandate warning labels fo |
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South Korea announces partial revision of classification and labelling rules for chemical substances
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sified from a restricted substance to a banned substance in accordance with the Min |
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Singapore Launches Consultation on Proposed Ban of Chlorpyrifos and Paraquat
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these chemicals, and a potential future ban on Chlorpyrifos if adopted by the Stock |
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Vietnam’s New Chemical Law: Key Changes Effective in 2026
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 Prohibited Activities
Bans unauthorized use, production, or stora |
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Canada Adds DBDPE and Dechlorane Plus to Schedule 1 of CEPA
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ed use, import limitations, or eventual bans.
The designation allows federa |
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Australia Proposes New IChEMS Environmental Standards for Industrial Chemicals (2025–2026)
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Regulations:
Use Prohibitions: Ban on manufacturing, import, and usage unl |
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Ukraine Proposes New Compliance Timelines for UA REACH and UA CLP
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Substance Type / Tonnage Band
Current Deadline
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ECHA Proposes EU-Wide Restrictions on Chromium(VI) Substances to Protect Health
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s substitutes.
The proposal suggests banning the use of these substances, except |
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Thailand Cosmetic Regulations Updated: Ingredient Ban New Toothpaste Labels and Microneedle RulesÂ
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atory updates. These include a proposed ban on 17 additional hazardous substances i |
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EPA Finalizes Stronger Rules to Cut Ethylene Oxide Emissions and Reduce Cancer Risk
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Use Cancellations:Â
EPA has banned the use of EtO for museum and archiv |
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South Africa Bans Mercury-Added Products with New 2024 Regulations and Sets Phase-Out Deadlines from April 2025
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Mercury-added products will be banned after set dates (starting 1 April 20 |
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Public Consultation Opens on Decree Regulating Brazil’s Law No. 15.022/2024 on Chemicals Inventory and Risk Management
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sultation, led by the Secretariat for Urban Environment and Environmental Quality, |
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Australia Advances Packaging Reform Amid Strong Public Support for EPR and Tougher National Standards
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orts. There was also strong backing for bans on problematic packaging materials, ma |
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UK Notifies WTO of Draft Regulation to Ban 4-MBC and 16 CMR Substances in Cosmetics
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g even small quantities of formaldehyde.Ban on 3-(4-Methylbenzylidene)-d1 camphor ( |
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EU Bans 21 CMR Substances in Cosmetics under Regulation (EU) 2025/877
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gated Regulation (EU) 2024/197. The new bans will apply from 1 September 2025 acros |
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Stricter Oversight for Cosmetics: China's Updated Safety Measures Take Effect from August 2025
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th high risks levels may be recalled or banned.
Public Updates: Safety reports wi |
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COP-12 Expands Stockholm Convention Annex A to Include Chlorpyrifos, MCCPs, and LC-PFCAs; UV-328 Exemptions Revised
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Stockholm Convention: Key Chemical Bans and Restrictions
At the 12th Confer |