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.
Legislation
Portugal's Parliament has approved a new tobacco law, which will equate electronic cigarettes to conventional tobacco for sales, advertising, product presentation, and consumption rules.
The bill aims to license retail sales of tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products, establish and maintain a license register, address related offenses, amend the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002, and amend other enactments and statutory…
France's National Assembly has passed a bill banning disposable e-cigarettes, aiming for European Commission approval by summer 2024.
The Japanese Parliament has passed a legislative amendment to legalize marijuana-derived drugs for medical use, addressing the existing legal loophole regarding the punishment for recreational use of the drug.
According to the Excise Act, this regulation is responsible for establishing the excise duties that are applicable to a variety of tobacco products.
Beginning in January 2025, HF 2310 prohibits the intentional use of PFAS in 11 categories of consumer products. By January 2032, the bill prohibits the intentional use of PFAS in all other products sold in Minnesota.
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide grants to assist communities in addressing PFAS contamination, but would also limit the authority of state agencies supervising the cleanup of the chemicals or the implementation of…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) backed the U.S. Congress' adoption of the 2022 omnibus bill that contains the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act's (PRIA 5) fifth renewal to reform the pesticide registration service pricing structure.
On September 12, 2022, Assembly Bill 1817 (AB 1817) passed in the California state Senate. The bill would prohibit the sale of many types of clothing and textiles that contain PFAS at or above a level of 300 parts per billion starting in 2025.