The European Commission has postponed the expiry date of the approval of boric acid for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 by Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 to to 31 August 2026.
On January 18, 2024, The Official Journal of the European Union published " Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/267 of 17 January 2024 granting a Union authorisation for the single biocidal product ‘DEC-SPORE 200 Plus’ in accordance with…
On February 1, 2024, the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW), the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and the Ministry of the Environment in Japan proposed designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its related…
According to Notice on the submission of the 2023 annual activity report of new chemical substances, new chemical substances must comply with the Measures for the Environmental Management and Registration of New Chemical Substances (Order No.
The Chinese government has decided to optimize the import and export management of controlled chemicals from February 1, 2024, in accordance with the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Controlled Chemicals and…
UK bannned single use plastic items with some exemptions.The ban on single-use plastic items, including polystyrene food and drink containers, drinks stirrers, balloon sticks, and cutlery, is in place for online and over-the-counter sales and…
Californians discard about 15,000 tons of plastic into landfills daily, with packaging accounting for over 50% of total waste.
The Environmental Protection and Management Act's Second Schedule and the EPM Regulations' Schedule require the management of two chemical groups and nine products containing mercury as hazardous substances (HS).
From January 22 to February 26, 2024, the Ministry of Environment and the Korea Environment Corporation will take proposals for the "Chemical Safety Workplace Creation Support Project" to improve their aged hazardous chemical handling facilities…
On February 1, 2024,the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released two new rules to address pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the financial burden of remediation expenditures on businesses.