The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA) has cancelled the following label approvals at the request of the holder. Product no. Product name…
The Singaporean Minister of Home Affairs published in the electronic Government Gazette on 29 October 2015 the Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of Fifth Schedule)…
In the January 2016 Chemical Gazette, the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) published a list of chemicals that have been added to…
New scientific evidence suggests current legislated blood lead levels, and workplace exposure standards for lead may not adequately protect all workers. Safe Work Australia’s Chief…
Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest healthcare providers in the United States, has prohibited the use of 15 antimicrobials in fabric, furniture and finishes in…
Under pressure from EWG and other environmental and health groups, the United States Food and Drug Administration is banning three grease-resistant chemical substances linked to…
An important deadline is approaching for companies that manufacture or import polymers under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) “polymer exemption,” in that the one-time…
The Vietnam Food Agency (VFA), an agency under the Ministry of Health, published on 28 October 2015 Circular 35/2015/TT-BYT, announcing the issuance of National Technical…
Federal Agencies Partner to Launch the Transform Tox Testing Challenge to Improve Chemical Screening
The United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Institutes of Healths (NIH) National Centre for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), and NIHs National Toxicology…
The Singaporean Minister of Home Affairs published in the electronic Government Gazette on 29 October 2015 the Misuse of Drugs Act (Amendment of Fifth Schedule)…
In the January 2016 Chemical Gazette, the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) published a list of chemicals that have been added to…
The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA) has cancelled the following label approvals at the request of the holder. Product no. Product name Holder…
New scientific evidence suggests current legislated blood lead levels, and workplace exposure standards for lead may not adequately protect all workers. Safe Work Australias Chief…
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) cannot conclude on the safety of ethoxyquin as a feed additive for any target animals, its safety for consumers…
Where the evaluation of an active substance demonstrates that it does not exactly match the identity of the substance as originally included in the Review…
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has announced that the following active substance/product type combinations are no longer considered to be supported in the biocides…
Scheduling medicines and poisons The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has published the amended Poisons Standard (commonly referred to as the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling…
On 23 October 2015, Safe Work Australia has published a guide on identifying and handling low density asbestos fibre board. This Guide provides information about…
Under Chinas current regulatory framework, existing chemical substances are managed empirically and based on the regulatory catalogues, unlike new chemical substances which must go through…
The last amendment to Japans Chemicals Substance Control Act was made in 2009 and fully implemented as of April 2011. This August, the Ministry of…