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The Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) declared on October 24, 2024, that the quality control orders for acrylonitrile, maleic anhydride, and styrene (vinyl benzene), which were initially set to start on October 24, 2024, would now start on October 24, 2025, one year… Read More »India Postpones Three Chemicals’ QCO Implementation Until 2025

Auditing, quality control, and assurance standard-setting body the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) announced the publication of its finalized International Standard on Sustainability Assurance 5000 (ISSA 5000), aimed at establishing a new standard for practitioners in carrying out sustainability assurance engagements. The new… Read More »IAASB Releases New International Sustainability Reporting Assurance Standard

The Taiwanese Ministry of Environment has released a draft amendment to the Categories and Management of Handling for Toxic Chemical Substances and opened the public comment period. The main focus of this amendment is persistent organic pollutants, which are dangerous to biological health because of… Read More »China Taiwan Designates 357 PFAS as Toxic Substances

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released the Guidance on the Application of the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) Criteria on its official website on November 13, 2024. Unlike the single document versions released from 2009 to 2024, the new guidance is… Read More »ECHA Releases New Edition of CLP Criteria Application Guidance

The Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has declared that the Quality Control Order (QCO) for morpholine, which was initially supposed to go into effect on August 1, 2024, has been postponed once more, and will now go into effect on May 1, 2025.… Read More »India Delays Enforcement of the Morpholine Quality Control Order Again

Creating a voluntary framework to create a certification system to quantify, monitor, and verify carbon removals and to combat greenwashing, the European Council announced that it has granted final approval for the establishment of the first EU-level certification framework for permanent carbon removals, carbon farming,… Read More »EU Lawmakers Authorize the Creation of a Carbon Removal Certification System Regulation

According to the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and REACH Regulations, 6% of cosmetic items in 13 European Economic Area (EEA) nations included prohibited hazardous chemicals, according to the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Enforcement Forum, which was held on October 30, 2024. Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), long-chain… Read More »6% of European cosmetics contain banned chemicals, according to ECHA

The import, manufacture, and use of chlorpyrifos are expected to be banned in New Zealand. New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently opened a public consultation on the proposal to ban chlorpyrifos. The EPA also notified WTO of this proposal on November 13, 2024. Comments… Read More »New Zealand to Prohibit Chlorpyrifos

On November 15, 2024, Brazilian Chemical Management Law No. 15. 022 officially came into effect, marking a significant step forward in the field of chemical regulation in Brazil. According to the provisions of this regulation, manufacturers and importers must complete registration in a newly established… Read More »Brazil Officially Launches Its Own REACH Regulation