| # | Title | Type | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSE Releases UK REACH Annual Report and 2024–2025 Work Programme | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ne uses. Published the UK REACH evaluation report under Article 54 by the February |
| 2 | Japan Updates New Chemical Substances List: 157 Substances Added | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ompound and the specifics of its danger evaluation to protect industrial workers' health. |
| 3 | EU Committees Advance Sectoral Assessment of PFAS Restriction Proposal | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | continue to make steady progress in the evaluation of the proposed REACH restriction on pe |
| 4 | EU Presents Ambitious REACH Revision Plans at CARACAL-54: Digitalisation Enforcement and Simplification Take Centre Stage | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | re to submit a required update after an evaluation decision, lack of a complete dataset fo |
| 5 | Thailand Cosmetic Regulations Updated: Ingredient Ban New Toothpaste Labels and Microneedle Rules | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | products, and draft guidelines for the evaluation of novel cosmetic ingredients. These in |
| 6 | K-REACH Update: South Korea Publishes Revised Chemical Hazard Evaluations | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | vision on the result of chemical hazard evaluation. This revision is based on the completi |
| 7 | Great Britain Proposes New Entries for the GB MCL List: Classification and Labelling of 30 Hazardous Chemicals | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | classifications are based on scientific evaluations by the UK Health and Safety Executive |
| 8 | South Korea Proposes Amendment to Regulations on Biocides and Consumer Chemical Products | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | endments to the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) and to improve r |
| 9 | Public Consultation Opens on Decree Regulating Brazil’s Law No. 15.022/2024 on Chemicals Inventory and Risk Management | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | d a Deliberative Committee will oversee evaluation and decision-making processes. |
| 10 | Japan Publishes Safety Review Procedures for New Substances under Food Contact Regulation | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | On 14 May 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published safety review procedures for new substances used in food contact materials (FCMs) on the portal. These procedures primarily focus on newly approved and applied substances, which are us |
| 11 | South Korea Notifies WTO of Proposed Amendments to Medical Device Regulation | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | fication to defer new health technology evaluations. This includes adding clinical evaluat |
| 12 | Stricter Oversight for Cosmetics: China's Updated Safety Measures Take Effect from August 2025 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | inistrative Measures for Monitoring and Evaluation of Cosmetic Safety Risks‘, which are |
| 13 | Ukraine Notifies WTO of New Regulation on Hazardous Chemical and Biological Factors | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ant and the expert institution sets the evaluation fee, which is standardized for all appl |
| 14 | Japan Releases further Q&A Document of Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCM) | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Update 2: On 26 May 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) released an updated Q&A document on its portal for the Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCMs). This time, the CAA addressed concerns regarding products that are similar to tho |
| 15 | Brazil Updates Regulations for Pesticide and Sanitiser Residue Limits Across Dozens of Crops | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | and the need for updated toxicological evaluations. Regulatory Context and Legal Basis |
| 16 | Japan adds 50 chemicals to carcinogenic list effective from 1 April 2027 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | ™s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation - Chemical Risk Information Platform (N |
| 17 | Japan: MHLW updates list of substances subject to labelling and SDS delivery requirements under ISHA | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | 's National Institute of Technology and Evaluation-Chemical Risk Information Platform (NIT |
| 18 | Japan’s Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCMs) effective from 1 June 2025 | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | Japan’s Positive List (PL) for food contact materials (FCMs) entered into force on 1 June 2025. On the same day, the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) published a manual introducing the positive list on its official portal. The PL system regulates synt |
| 19 | Japan publishes consultation schedule for toxicity assessments of new chemical substances | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | he National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) portal. New chemical substances |
| 20 | EPA Grants Extension for Reporting Health and Safety Data on 16 Chemicals Under TSCA Risk Evaluation | Regulatory Regions | gpcgateway.com | thers under consideration for TSCA risk evaluation. These reports will support EPA’ |
If you want to access the GHS report, please Register here in GPC Intelligence Portal click here