Agrochemical

U.S. EPA Seeks Public Comment on Pesticide Application Guidance for Endangered Species

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA's Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications ...

2023-05-26

Industrial Chemical

Turkey REACH Registration Deadline Nears - Act Now to Ensure Compliance

Stakeholders should step up to complete the chemical registration under KKDIK. Otherwise, the unregistered chemicals won’t be allowed to enter the Turkish market from 1 January 2024. According ...

2023-05-24

Agrochemical

China’s ICAMA Reveals Key Changes in Revised Draft of Measures on Pesticide Registration Management

On May 12, 2023, the Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture of China (ICAMA) published the draft Measures on the Management of Pesticide Registration for public hearing. ...

2023-05-23

Food

China Updates Catalogue of New Food Raw Materials, Additives, Contact Materials and Applicable Standards

The updated catalog includes new food raw materials, food additives, and FCM that were approved by the end of 2021, and updates their applicable standards and requirements. On May 10, 2023, China ...

2023-05-23

Industrial Chemical

Japan's PAC List Updated: Six Substances Added and Six Removed

According to the Gazette on April 3, 2023, Japan added six substances to the List of Priority Assessment Chemical Substances (PACs) following the removal of six substances on March 31. This brings ...

2023-05-22

Agrochemical

Prothioconazole's Promising Future: EU Renewal Assessment Finds No Evidence of Endocrine Disrupting Effects

Prothioconazole, a broad-spectrum triazolinthione class of fungicides developed by Bayer and launched in 2004, features such advantages as broad-spectrum fungicidal activity, good systemic activity, ...

2023-05-19

Agrochemical

Chinese Pesticide Registration Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide for Successful Registration

Pesticides are essential substances used in agriculture and forestry to prevent or control the spread of diseases, insects, weeds, rodents, and other harmful organisms. They regulate plant growth and ...

2023-05-19

Agrochemical

U.S. EPA Holds Virtual Public Meeting on Formaldehyde Studies

Join to stay up-to-date on the latest formaldehyde research and find out how it affects you! The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an upcoming virtual public meeting on ...

2023-05-17

Agrochemical

U.S. EPA Proposes Registration of Chlormequat Chloride for First Food Uses

In April 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the registration of chlormequat chloride for the first food uses to provide farmers with an additional tool to help increase ...

2023-05-15

Cosmetic

April 2023: Global Cosmetic Regulatory Updates

This is a collection of global cosmetic regulatory updates, including cosmetic regulations in China, the EU etc. ??China China to Implement the First Regulation on the Supervision for Cosmetic Online ...

2023-05-15