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On 22 June, the Management Board of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) selected Dr. Sharon McGuinness as ECHA’s next Executive Director. As part of …
Assessing chemicals in groups has sped up authorities’ work, with assessments for 1900 substances finalized in 2021. For around 300 of these, risk man…
The changes were developed following a comprehensive review, and should allow easier and more efficient implementation, but will not significantly aff…
On 10 June 2022, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added n-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide (NMA) to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern…
On May 31, 2022, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued the NIER Announcement No.2022-240, seeking public comments o…
In addition to the addition of substances for mandatory GHS-related obligations under ISHL, the MHLW amended the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and He…
🇪🇺European Union EU Consults on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)- Perfluoroctanoic Acid (PFOA) The Commission aims to protect human health and th…
🇨🇳Chinese Mainland China Plans to Apply Hazchem QR Codes Extensively China’s new Hazardous Chemical Registration Comprehensive Service System was laun…
Strengthening the source control is a major method to prevent the generation of new pollutants. General Office of the State Council of the People̵…
Hazardous Chemical Safety Information QR Codes China’s new Hazardous Chemical Registration Comprehensive Service System was launched on February 16, 2…