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Japan Updates the Positive List of Food Contact Materials
Mar 28, 2023
On March 6, 2023, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan released a revised draft of the Positive List of Substances Allowed for Food Contact Utensils, Containers and Packaging. According to the draft, MHLW newly published the 20230306 New Draft of Table 2, which contains the additives for food contact materials included as of March 6, 2023. Besides, MHLW issued 20230306 New Draft of Table 1, containing base materials compiled by March 6, 2023. The details are as follows:
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EU Members to Start Substance Evaluation on Six Substances
Mar 23, 2023
ECHA updated the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for the year 2023-2025 to list 24 substances suspected of posing a risk to human health or the environment.
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Japan to Designate NPE as Class II Specified Chemical Substance
Mar 22, 2023
Japan is planning to designate poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether (NPE) as Class II Specified Chemical Substance.
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South Korea Urges Approval of Existing Active Substances under K-BPR
Mar 21, 2023
Enterprises handling Group B existing biocidal active substances are advised to submit dossiers in a timely manner since the corresponding deadline is approaching.
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Switzerland Notifies WTO on Chemical Ordinance Amendment
Mar 20, 2023
Switzerland notified the WTO on March 6, 2023 that it intends to amend Annexes 2 and 3 of the Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Chemical Ordinance; ChemO). Stakeholders have until 60 days after the notification to provide feedback.
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India Delays Implementation of Six Quality Control Orders
Mar 20, 2023
Recently, India's Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) announced to delay the implementation of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for six substances used as plastic materials.
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South Korea Updates Quantity Limits for Toxic Substances that Require Submitting Chemical Accident Prevention Management Plan (Updated on Mar 6, 2023)
Mar 17, 2023
14 toxic substances that were newly designated in December 2022 will be provided with upper and lower handling quantities for submitting a chemical accident prevention management plan.
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New REACH Document Codes Required for Customs Declarations
Mar 17, 2023
Customs officials are now starting to ask for some evidence of EU REACH compliance for EU imports.
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POPs Convention Recommends Banning DP and UV-328
Mar 17, 2023
On March 6, 2023, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants released meeting documents of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-11) on recommendation of listing Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 in Annex A (Elimination) to the Convention with time-limited specific exemptions.
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ECHA to List Brominate Flame Retardants Candidates for Restriction
Mar 17, 2023
On March 15, 2023, ECHA published the Regulatory Roadmap for Flame Retardant, identifying aromatic brominated flame retardant as a candidate for an EU-wide restriction. This would minimize the exposure of people and the environment to these persistent, potentially bioaccumulative and toxic substances.
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