The China Fragrance, Flavor, and Cosmetics Industry Association announced on March 18, 2024, that it will focus on sustainably procuring raw materials, developing environmentally friendly production techniques, supporting green production.
This exploratory project has successfully demonstrated that microorganisms can decompose various types of biodegradable plastics (excluding polylactic acid) at five different deep seabed locations near Japan.
This report provides potential criteria to address problematic, unnecessary and avoidable plastic products at the global level, supporting the objectives of the upcoming international plastics instrument as per UNEA Resolution 5/14.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is considering recommending the following substances for the REACH Authorisation List:
- Melamine (used to make plastic goods, plates, and other items in food contact applications);An obligation to provide specific information to Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) will be added to the terms of listing for 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate and 2-ethoxyethyl methacrylate on the Australian Inventory of…
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment has reviewed 19 application materials for the simple registration of new chemical substances submitted by Zhejiang Shengge Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
South Korea's Ministry of Environment has announced a support program for the production of hazardous test data for new chemical substances.
- ECHA Updates Registry of Classification and Labelling (CLH) Intentions with the Chemical Octocrilene
The French government is implementing a restriction on the use of octocrilene, a chemical used as a UV filter in cosmetic ingredients, due to potential environmental risks.
The substance evaluation conclusion document for Benzotriazole, EC No 202-394-1, was prepared by Germany under REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
On January 29, 2024, Mono- and di-phthalate esters with linear and/or branched alkyl moieties with at least one longest continuous carbon chain counted from the ester function corresponding to C4-C6 and/or with C6 cyclic saturated carbon chains…