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EU SCCS issues preliminary opinion on EHMC safety
The European Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has recently released preliminary opinions on the safety of ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate (EHMC) used in cosmetics. EHMC is a commonly used UV filter, widely used in sunscreen products. The main conclusions are as follows: 1 SCCS cannot de...Read more -
EU proposes to update PFOA requirements in POP regulations
On November 8, 2024, the European Union proposed a draft regulation, which proposed amendments to the European Union’s Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation 2019/1021 on PFOA and PFOA related substances, aiming at keeping consistent with the Stockholm Convention and solving the ch...Read more -
REACH SVHC candidate list update to 242 substances
On November 7, 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that triphenyl phosphate (TPP) was officially included in the SVHC candidate substance list. Thus, the number of SVHC candidate substances has increased to 242. As of now, the SVHC substance list include...Read more -
US Congress Intends to Ban PFAS in Food Packaging
In September 2024, the US Congress proposed H R. The 9864 Act, also known as the 2024 Food Container Ban PFAS Act, revised Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 USC 331) by adding a provision prohibiting the introduction or delivery of food packagin...Read more -
The EU GPSR requirement will be implemented on December 13, 2024
With the upcoming implementation of the EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) on December 13, 2024, there will be significant updates to product safety standards in the EU market. This regulation requires that all products sold in the EU, whether or not they bear the CE mark, must have a pe...Read more -
Canadian IC ID registration fee is about to increase
The October 2024 workshop mentioned the ISED fee forecast, stating that the Canadian IC ID registration fee will rise again and will be implemented from April 1, 2025, with an expected increase of 2.7%. Wireless RF products and telecom/Terminal products (for CS-03 products) sold in Canada must pa...Read more -
Triphenyl phosphate will be officially included in SVHC
SVHC On October 16, 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that the Member State Committee (MSC) agreed at the October meeting to identify triphenyl phosphate (TPP) as a substance of very...Read more -
The IATA recently released the 2025 version of the DGR
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently released the 2025 version of the Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), also known as the 66th edition, which has indeed made significant updates to the air transport regulations for lithium batteries. These changes will take effect from Jan...Read more -
California Further Ban Bisphenols in Certain Juvenile Products
Juvenile products On September 27, 2024, the Governor of U.S. California State signed Bill SB 1266 to further ban bisphenols in certain juvenile products. In October 2011, California enacted the Bill AB 1319 to res...Read more -
SVHC Intentional Substance Added 1 Item
SVHC On October 10, 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced a new SVHC substance of interest, "Reactive Brown 51". The substance was proposed by Sweden and is currently in the stage of preparing the relevant substance fil...Read more -
EU tightens restrictions on HBCDD
EU POPs On September 27, 2024, the European Commission approved and published Enabling Regulation (EU) 2024/1555, amending the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU) The revised restrictions on hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) in Appendix I of 2019/1021 will...Read more -
US TRI plans to add 100+PFAS
US EPA On October 2nd, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add 16 individual PFAS and 15 PFAS categories (i.e. over 100 individual PFAS) to the toxic substance release list and designate them as chemi...Read more
