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Maine introduces PFAS ban in food packaging effective May 2026
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ovide an additional barrier.
Exemptions
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India Amends Quality Control Order on Polyester Continuous Filament Fully Drawn Yarn
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icable to Low Melt Polyester Yarn.
Exemptions and Compliance
Chemicals intended |
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India Enforces New Medical Textiles Quality Control Order 2024
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d medical bedding.
Scope and Exemptions
The Order applies to specific med |
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Notice on the First Training Session for Standardized Environmental Management of Hazardous Waste
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identification, transfer and reporting, exemption policies, and technologies for waste ut |
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EPA Proposes Rules to Regulate Significant New Chemical Uses
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of detail required in PMNs, SNUNs, and exemption notices for completeness.
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Consultation Launched on New Zealand’s Proposed Restrictions on Three POPs
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Act, which lists POPs and any specific exemptions in Schedule 2A.
Proposal: Che |
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Canada Moves to Phase Out PFAS in Firefighting Foams
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phase-out of C8 AFFF foams with limited exemptions for critical
applications.Governme |
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European Commission Seeks Public Feedback on Amendment to POPs Regulation
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nnex A of the Convention, with specific exemptions. This amendment requires the inclusion |
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EPA Releases Preliminary 2023 Toxics Release Inventory TRI Data
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reporting of PFAS by removing previous exemptions for low concentrations. The expanded r |
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China Issues New Chemical Classification and Labelling Standards in Line with GHS 8
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ferent hazard categories.
Exemptions
Certain products, such as pharmaceu |
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Chile Updates List of Animal Feed Additives: Resolution 7525 Effective December 2024
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rding withdrawal periods.
Exemptions and Nutritional Standards
Spe |
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EU to Ban BPA in Food Contact Materials Following EFSA's Health Risk Assessment
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plastic bottles. There will be limited exemptions for cases with no safe alternatives, a |
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EPA Finalizes Ban on Carcinogen Trichloroethylene TCE and Phase-Out of Perchloroethylene PCE Under TSCA.
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ts, will eventually be banned, although exemptions allow for a gradual transition to avoi |
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India Amends ABS Quality Control Order to Exempt Toco Transducer Materials
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in the regulation of ABS materials.
Exemption for Toco Transducer Materials
The mo |
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Ukraine Adopts Restrictions on Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
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by 28 May 2026.
- Mercury: Extended exemptions for mercury in certain lamps and trans |
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Japan to add methoxychlor dechlorane plus and UV-328 to the Export Trade Control Order
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tly contains 35 compounds.
Exemptions for Specific Applications
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Japan’s MHLW Drafts Revised Criteria for Poisonous and Deleterious Substances – Comments Due by 27 January 2025
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stances.
The criteria also provide exemptions for certain tests where the properties |
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California DPR Proposes Adding Chitosan to list of Exempted Pesticide Ingredients
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The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has proposed adding chitosan to the list of active chemicals authorised in exempted minimum-risk pesticides. This approach is consistent with a recent action by the United States Environmental P |
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Thailand Reviews Hazardous Substances Act Following Stakeholder Consultation
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ns.
6. Enforcement, Penalties, and Exemptions
Opinions were divided on increasi |
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Japan to add methoxychlor dechlorane plus and UV-328 to the Export Trade Control Order
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tly contains 35 compounds.
Exemptions for Specific Applications
Accordi |