On January 15,2024, ECHA updated Austria Intention to submit 3-aminopropyldimethylamine for toxic if swallowed and come in contact with skin, cause severe skin burn and eye damage, skin irritation, damage fertility, respiratory irritation.
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The Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals has added several industrial chemicals due to expiring assessment certificates, requiring information for importation or manufacturing.
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is proposing changes to the Hazardous Substances (Importers and Manufacturers) Notice 2015 to improve the management of hazardous chemicals.
South Australia has passed the 2023 Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act, introducing strict new regulations for tobacco products to combat smoking and nicotine addiction risks.
New Zealand retailers are preparing for the implementation of new regulations on disposable e-cigarettes, potentially displacing 300,000 units by landfill. Over 600 specialized e-cigarette stores may have to discard 10 million devices.
Australia will ban disposable e-cigarette imports from January 1, 2024, and improve access to medical e-cigarettes to help smokers quit.
Australia's federal parliament has passed strict smoking laws, requiring new graphic warnings on e-cigarettes to deter young people from smoking. The law also prohibits the use of attractive names for e-cigarette products.
The seventh revised edition of the Global Health System (GHS) has been used to classify and designate hazardous chemicals in Australia since January 1, 2023.
Australian importers and exporters of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and PFOA-related compounds will soon need to comply with new rules following the inclusion of these hazardous chemicals in the…
The Australian Department of Health is in charge of the database known as the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC).