The public comment period for this proposal will continue until February 3, with the amendments expected to take effect in late March.

U.S. FDA plans to withdraw 35 Food Contact Substance Notifications (FCNs) associated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

South Korea launches an online information system called Green Leaf, which uses green leaf symbols to indicate the safety levels of product ingredients.

The deadline for submitting the annual activity report for new chemical substances for 2024 is April 30, 2025.

This new revision includes additional UN numbers related to vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries, lithium metal batteries, and sodium-ion batteries.

Companies must label containers or packaging according to industrial safety and health regulations and inform users via Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and other methods.

NP and NPEO have been classified as controlled toxic chemical substances, with their regulatory concentration levels adjusted from 5% w/w to 0.1% w/w.

Manufacturers will be able to continue producing, storing, or trading these chemicals under existing regulations until the new rules take effect.

Acetaldehyde, Acrylonitrile, Benzenamine, Vinyl chloride and MBOCA will undergo a risk evaluation under the TSCA.

Chile becomes the first country in Latin America to have a national chemical inventory.