On 9 June 2020, the EPA issued direct final Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) for 16 substances, which were the subject of pre-manufacture notices (PMNs)

Australia's national authority for work health and safety announced the adoption of the 7th revised edition of the GHS will be delayed by six months to the 1st of January 2021

Dr. Neil Hunt authors new book: The Handbook for Functionalized Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications, which has recently been published by Elsevier

China Ministry of Ecology and Environmental Protection (MEE) published the final version of the MEE Order 12 which will replace the current MEP Order 7 (often referred to as “China REACH”).

Deciding whether a product is classed as a cosmetic, biocide or medicinal product can be a complex task. Many products have dual purposes such as antibacterial hand washes and as such can fall under different regulations. Our new whitepaper by Dr Stacey Webster aims to provide guidance on borderline products within Europe and provide a comparison to the United States with an emphasis on soaps, hand washes, cleansers and wipes.

SbD4Nano (to be amended from NanoUptake) stands for computing infrastructure for the definition, performance testing and implementation of safe-by-design approaches in nanotechnology supply chains

The U.S. EPA recently provided updated guidance documents and hosted a webinar to assist industry members with understanding the requirements and changes to Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) 2020

Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus increased demand for disinfectants globally so countries around the globe have put in place emergency legislations and derogations to respond to the crisis.

Under the Biocidal Product Regulation (BPR) it is required to indicate the spectrum of viruses on which the product was proven to be efficient when tested using specific methods in order to make a claim. Claims on specific organisms when they may give a false impression of superiority of a product compared to other products on the market are not allowed. In addition, such claims may shift the definition of a product from being biocide to being defined as medical.

The online course on global biocide legislation from Yordas Group helps importers and manufacturers of disinfectants and sanitisers comply with emergency regulation

China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published Ministry Standard No. HJ 1111-2020: Technical Guidelines for Eco-environmental Health Risk Assessment (general guideline).

TCCSCA annual report started on the 1st of April. According to Regulations of New and Existing Chemical Substances Registration-Article 24: For registered new and existing chemical substances, the registrant shall, starting from April 1st 2020, during the period from April 1st to September 30th of each year, submit a report on the manufactured or imported quantity in the previous year for the new chemical substance, or the existing chemical substance, in accordance with Appendix 8.