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Japan designates three POPs as Class I Specified Chemical Substances
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(as listed in the table below) will be banned from June 2025.
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African Development Bank Approves Landmark Project to Tackle Hazardous Chemicals and Waste in 11 African Nations
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nuary 21, 2025, the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a new initiative, to a |
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South Africa Strengthens Chemical Trade Regulations: New Framework Aligns with Rotterdam Convention and Prior Informed Consent Procedures
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regulations apply to chemicals that are banned or severely restricted as listed in |
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Stockholm Convention Review Committee calls for information on Persistent Organic Pollutants
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listed in the Convention are generally banned from production, marketing or use, u |
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European Parliament Adopts New Toy Safety Regulation to Strengthen Child Health Protection (Updated)
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pdated regulation broadens the existing bans on dangerous substances. In addition t |
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Türkiye's First Climate Law Enacted: Critical Changes for Chemical Industry
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rship of the Minister of Environment, Urban Planning and Climate Change, will be re |
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Taiwan to Add PFOS, PFOA, NP/NPEO, and Cycloterpenes to Toxic Chemical List in June 2025
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ied as endocrine disruptors, have been banned in household cleaning products in Ta |
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Taiwan FDA Issues Warning on Banned Cosmetic Colorant Sudan 4
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on (FDA) confirmed the detection of the banned colorant Sudan 4 (CI 26105) in impor |
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NGO Zero Mercury Working Group demands ban on mercury in cosmetic products under the Minamata Convention
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ata Convention provision by:
Banning the production and sale of all ‘m |
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Hazardous chemicals found in plastic products in Africa and Arab
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dioxins, including substances that are banned under international agreements.
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Terminology Table Updated
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er 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Turkey anno |
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What you need to know about EU Chemical Strategy 2030
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h standards and not exporting chemicals banned in the EU.
At the Chemical Watc |
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Vietnam Issues Draft Decree on Cosmetic Safety and Management Aligned with ASEAN Standards
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N limits on heavy metals, microbes, and banned substances.
The Ministry of |
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Japan consults to designate PFHxS-related substances as Class I Specified Chemicals (Updated)
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es under CSCL. This status would impose bans on their manufacture, import, and use, |
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Update of the list of Prohibited ingredients in Cosmetic Product
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follow the instruction, otherwise it is banned from importing, manufacturing and se |
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Philippines To Ban Medical Products Containing Mercury
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://www.fda.gov.ph/draft-for-comments-of-banning-of-all-mercury-containing-thermomet |
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Mexico Strengthens Regulations to Combat Fuel Tax Evasion Through Chemical Adulteration
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bust regulatory measures. The temporary ban on 68 listed substances, coupled with r |
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EU Adopts New Restrictions on UV-328 and Dechlorane Plus Under POPs Regulation
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In May 2025, the European Commission adopted two Delegated Regulations introducing new restrictions under Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). These measures implement decisions from the Stockholm Convention and target t |
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Taiwan plans to ban PVC in Plate Packaging Materials from November 2022
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ember 2022 would not be affected by the ban.
PVC packaging has been banned or |
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France Adopts Comprehensive PFAS Ban with Specific Implementation Dates
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nvironment and the human body.
Ban on PFAS in Key Consumer Products
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