Brazil Revises Domestic Standards to Implement GHS Rev.7

On July 3, 2023, Brazil's Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) officially released the revised national standard on GHS classification, SDS and labeling — ABNT NBR 14725:2023 Chemicals — Information about safety, health and environment — General aspects of Globally Harmonized System (GHS), classification, SDS and labelling of chemicals. The standard adopts 7th revision of the UN GHS and will come into force on July 4, 2025 with a two-year transitional period.