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France Bans PFAS in Consumer Goods and Tightens Water Regulations

No Regulatory Action Needed for Inorganic Carboxylates

Japan Adopts Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC) Implementation Plan

EU Reaches Provisional Agreement on Waste Framework Directive Revisions

Slovenia Intends to Propose n-Hexane as a REACH Substance of Very High Concern

IARC Classifies PFOA as Carcinogenic, PFOS as Possibly Carcinogenic

New EU Enforcement Reveals High Levels of Restricted Chemicals in Seasonal Goods

Canada Proposes Ban on Chlorinated Alkanes

Canada Adds Chlorhexidine to Toxic Substances List

EU Plans Chemicals Regulation Overhaul in 2025 to Reduce Compliance Burdens

Consumer Report Highlights Plastic Chemicals in 86% of Foods and Beverages

EU Crackdown on Delayed Directive Transposition

Australia Implements Updated Chemical Risk Assessments

EU Proposes Revisions to Pollutant Standards Impacting Surface and Groundwater

EU E-Commerce Reforms Tighten Chemical Regulations for Safer Trade

EU Court of Justice to Reassess Titanium Dioxide Carcinogen Classification

EU Enforcement Reveals Compliance Gaps in Restricted Substances for Cosmetics

ECHA Publishes Single Programming Document 2025–2027

Assessment of Regulatory Needs: Non-Cyclic Carboxylic Acid Anhydrides

ECHA's Assessment Highlights Potential Risks of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

EU Releases Key Update on PFHxA and PFHpA Evaluation

EU's 2025 Report Highlights Chemicals Regulation Challenges and Opportunities

EU Initiative Targets PFAS Reduction in Healthcare Sector

New Concerns Arise Over HHCB's Impact on Reproductive Health

European Commission Corrects Reference Values for Hydrofluorocarbon Producers and Importers

Netherlands Intends to Update Commodities Act Regulation to Limit Phthalates

UK HSE Issues Notice on EU Biocides Regulation: Key Active Substances Face Non-Approval in Northern Ireland

Concerns Loom Over Incoming Trump Administration’s Approach to Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act

EU Sets New MRLs for Fluxapyroxad, Lambda-Cyhalothrin, Metalaxyl, and Nicotine in Food

Formaldehyde Proposed as SVHC: Implications and Next Steps

ECHA Releases Report on Short Chain Quaternary Ammonium Compounds: Uses and Risks Unveiled

Assessment of Regulatory Neeeds for Long Chain Aliphatic Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

Regulatory Assessment Highlights Potential Risks and Uses of Quaternised Alcohol Amines

ECHA Adds Five Hazardous Chemicals to REACH Candidate List in January 2025

Methyl Salicylate Safety Reassessed for Children's Cosmetic Products

States File Amicus Brief Supporting EPA's PFAS Regulations

EPA Releases Draft Scope for Vinyl Chloride Risk Evaluation Under TSCA

EPA Registers New Pesticide Active Ingredient Veratrine

FDA Moves to Revoke FD&C Red No. 3 Due to Cancer Concerns

EPA Identifies Significant Health Risks from Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP) Under TSCA Evaluation

Emerging Plant Health Threats Identified in EFSA’s December 2024 Horizon Scanning Newsletter

EU Imposes Anti-Dumping Duties on Car Tyres Imported From China

European Commission's Appeal on EFSA Guidance Document Access Denied

New Report Claims Corporate Lobbying Threatens EU PFAS Restrictions

EPA Announces Interim Registration Review Decision for Ethylene Oxide

ECHA's Regulatory Assessment Highlights Risks of tert-Alkyl/Aryl Peroxyesters

New EU Guidelines for Drinking Water Safety

OEKO-TEX® 2025 Set New Standards for Textile and Leather Industries

FDA Declares Specific Food Contact Notifications Ineffective, Affecting Multiple Substances

EU Adopts New Regulation to Counter Chinese Trade Distortions in Lysine Sector

SCCS Declares Salicylic Acid Unsafe for Children in Certain Cosmetic Products

EU Grants Temporary Exemption for High-GWP Refrigeration Equipment Amid Transition Challenges

EU Adopts New Regulation to Counter Chinese Trade Distortions in Lysine Sector

EU Reviews Exemption for Lead Use in High Melting Temperature Solders

EU Considers Exemption for Lead in Steel, Aluminium, and Copper

EU Proposes Lead Exemption Renewal in Electronics

SCCS Declares Revised Safe Limits for Butylparaben in Children’s Cosmetic Products

Japan to Tighten Regulations on Dechlorane Plus to Comply with Stockholm Convention

SCCS Deems HC Red No. 18 Safe in Hair Dye Formulations

EPA Issues Interim Decisions on Key Pesticides Chlorothalonil, Thiophanate-Methyl, and Carbendazim

EU Imposes Anti-Dumping Duties on Titanium Dioxide Imports from China

AmCham EU Calls for Simplifying REACH to Boost Competitiveness and Regulatory Clarity

EPA Proposes Stricter Emission Standards for Polyether Polyols Industry to Reduce Hazardous Pollutants

Japan Proposes Changes to Chemical Substance Exemptions: Public Input Invited

EPA Issues Final Rule on Significant New Use Regulations for Chemical Substances

German Agriculture Group Challenges EU Decision on Fluopyram Approval Extension

EPA Opens Public Comment Period on Draft Biological Opinion for Carbaryl

40 Hazardous Chemicals Added to EU Export List Under the PIC Regulation

EPA Proposes New Safety Regulations for C.I. Pigment Violet 29 to Protect Workers from Health Risks

UK Moves Forward with Complete Ban on Bee-Killing Neonicotinoid Pesticides

EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation for Dicyclohexyl Phthalate, Identifying Risks to Worker Health

EU Council Adopts Position on Reducing Plastic Pellet Losses to Combat Microplastic Pollution

EPA Declares Formaldehyde a Public Health Risk

EPA Identifies Unreasonable Health Risks from Diisodecyl Phthalate (DIDP) in Workplace Settings

EU Publishes Draft Plant Protection Products Labelling Regulation

EPA Adds Nine New PFAS Chemicals to Toxics Release Inventory for 2025

EU Bans Bisphenol A in Food Contact Materials Over Health Concerns

Six Substances of Very High Concern to be Added to REACH Candidate List in January 2025

Canada Implements Updated Formaldehyde Regulations for Composite Wood Products

Canada Strengthens Controls on Methylenediphenyl Diamine Substances

EPA Designates Five High-Priority Chemicals and Initiates Review for Five More Under TSCA

Australian Government Acts on PFAS Contamination with Landmark Independent Review

UK REACH Publishes Final Opinion on Lead Ammunition Restrictions

Italy Concludes Evaluation of Pigment Yellow 65

Norway Investigation Highlights Persistent Concerns Over Flame Retardant EBTBP

EU Explores Restrictions on Harmful Chemicals 4-OPnEO and 4-NPnEO in Articles

ECHA Launches Consultation on Microplastics Reporting under REACH

Draft Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for 2025-2027 Unveiled

ECHA's New Report Highlights Environmental Risks of Aromatic Brominated Flame Retardants

Benzene Dominates EU Hazardous Chemical Trade in 2023

Japan Launches Consultation on Prallethrin

New Report Highlights EUON's Role and Future Directions in Nanomaterials

New EU Product Safety Regulations to Impact Northern Ireland from December 2024

EPA Proposes Streamlined Registration Review for Low-Risk Biopesticides

EU Abandons TBBP-A and MCCPs Restrictions Under RoHS Directive

EPA Finalises Stricter Regulations on TCE and PCE

EPA Eliminates LVE and LoR Exemptions for PFAS and PBT Chemicals

California Enforces Stricter Short-Form Warnings Under Proposition 65

EU Court Upholds Regulation on Reproductive Toxicity Classification for DTPA

European Commission Proposes Updated Restrictions on CMR Substances under REACH Annex XVII