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Ukraine Notifies WTO of New Regulation on Hazardous Chemical and Biological Factors
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ant and the expert institution sets the evaluation fee, which is standardized for all appl |
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Japan Releases further Q&A Document of Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCM)
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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 |
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Brazil Updates Regulations for Pesticide and Sanitiser Residue Limits Across Dozens of Crops
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and the need for updated toxicological evaluations.
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Japan adds 50 chemicals to carcinogenic list effective from 1 April 2027
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s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation - Chemical Risk Information Platform (N |
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Japan: MHLW updates list of substances subject to labelling and SDS delivery requirements under ISHA
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's National Institute of Technology and Evaluation-Chemical Risk Information Platform (NIT |
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Japan’s Positive List for Food Contact Materials (FCMs) effective from 1 June 2025
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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 |
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EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation for Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) for Public Comment and Peer Review
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on Agency (EPA) released its draft risk evaluation for dibutyl phthalate (DBP), also known |
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EU Commission Evaluates WEEE Directive: Urgent Need for Modernisation to Tackle E-Waste
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5, the European Commission released its evaluation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic |
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Japan releases Implementation Report on CSCL for FY 2024
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ems. It mandates:
Pre-market evaluation of new chemical substances.
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South Korea Announces Draft Establishment of “Standard Quantity Thresholds for Hazardous Chemicals”
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m under the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals. The table covers:
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South Korea Proposes Full Revision of the “Detailed Handling Standards for Hazardous Chemicals”
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Act and the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). These legislati |
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ECHA Asks RAC to Reassess Glyphosate Classification Based on New Information
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viously assessed by the RAC in its 2022 evaluation. Conducted as part of the pesticide ren |
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Japan publishes GHS Classified Chemicals list for FY 2024
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's National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) published a list of 186 substanc |
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Japan adds one chemical to the Essential Monomers list under FCM Positive list
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On 4 July 2025, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) released notice 437 regarding the addition of one chemical to the list of essential monomers which constitutes the base material in the Table 1, Appendix 1 of the Standards for Food, Additives. |
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Japan Amends the General Chemical Substance List under CSCL
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CSCL, chemical substances submitted for evaluation are monitored for five years. Substance |
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South Korea Strengthens Chemical Safety Regulations with Amendments to Enforcement Decrees of K-REACH and CCA
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rees of the Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (K-REACH) and th |
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Indonesia Unveils Strategic Roadmap to Strengthen Product Safety and Labelling Compliance
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due to the absence of pre-market label evaluations—was a leading cause of non-complianc |
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Türkiye Sets New Rules on KKDIK Registration
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and principles under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemi |
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Argentina Introduces Comprehensive Regulations for Trade in Recycled Non-Hazardous Waste
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ia (TAD) platform and undergo technical evaluations, customs checks and compliance reviews |
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EPA Draft Risk Evaluations for Phthalates, Public Comments are Invited
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on Agency (EPA) has released draft risk evaluations for two widely used chemicals under th |