The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan recently announced that starting from October 2024, a series of revisions to the Regulations for Enforcement of the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act will be implemented. These changes aim to simplify the registration requirements… Read More »Japan Simplifies Registration Requirements for Organic Cyanide Compounds
Currently, more than 70% of environmental claims made by products in the EU market are either exaggerated or unsupported by evidence, according to the European Commission. The Green Claims Directive: Setting the Standard To combat this issue, the EU is introducing the Green Claims Directive.… Read More »EU Greenwashing Law: Business Impact
ECHA’s Enforcement Forum prepares a project to check if suppliers have notified hazardous chemical mixtures to the poison centers. The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Enforcement Forum is announcing that it will initiate a 6-month inspection project on poison center notifications (PCN) beginning in January 2025. … Read More »ECHA’s Enforcement Authorities to Check Poison Center Notification in 2025
Background Under K-REACH, pre-registered substances are granted a grace period to manufacture/import chemicals before the corresponding phase-in registration deadline. Corresponding registration deadlines are set as below: > 1,000 t/y; or designated 364 CMRs above 1t/y: by December 31, 2021 100-1,000 t/y: by December 31, 2024… Read More »17,502 Substances Pre-registered under K-REACH
The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) now contains 242 entries for chemicals that can harm people or the environment. Companies are responsible for managing the risks of these chemicals and giving customers and consumers information on their safe use. ECHA’s Member… Read More »ECHA adds One hazardous chemicals to Candidate List
A Circular on the Integration of the Nation’s Renewable Energy Certificate Scheme and Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Market was released on September 11, 2024 by the General Department of the National Energy Administration and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China. A certificate… Read More »China integrates renewable energy certificate scheme with voluntary GHG emission reduction market
EPA proposes to add 16 PFAS chemicals and 15 PFAS categories to the TRI list, setting a reporting threshold of 100 pounds for manufacturing, processing and otherwise uses. On October 8, 2024, The USA’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a rule to add 16… Read More »EPA Proposes to Add Certain PFAS under Toxic Release Inventory
The EPA has determined that TCEP poses significant health and environmental risks, particularly to susceptible populations and through specific industrial and consumer uses, and will propose regulatory measures to mitigate these risks. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its final risk evaluation for… Read More »EPA Finds Flame Retardant TCEP Poses Unreasonable Health and Environmental Risks
It indicates a trend toward stricter and more standardized management for lithium battery transport. On September 19, 2024, China’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) and nine other authorities jointly issued the Notice on Several Measures for Accelerating the Improvement of Transport and Safety Guarantee Capability of… Read More »China Takes Measures to Enhance Lithium Battery Safe Transport
Net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the EU fell by 8.3% in 2023, according to a new report released by the European Commission, marking one of the largest declines in decades, with the exception of a 9.8% COVID-19-driven drop in 2020 (which was followed by… Read More »EU Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions by More than 8% in 2023
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