On December 19th, 2020, proposed amendments were published regarding the Hazardous Products Regulations and Schedule 2 of the Hazardous Products Act. The main regulation change is to align with the GHS Revision 7 criteria, instead of the currently used 5th version. This results in a new Non-flammable Aerosol hazard category and new Flammable Gases subcategories. […]
On December 19th, 2020, Health Canada published a proposed Concentration of Nicotine in Vaping Products Regulations. If implemented, the regulations would allow for a maximum of 20 mg/mL nicotine within vaping products sold in Canada. The Vaping Products Labelling and Packaging Regulations (VPLPR) would also be amended to align with this new limit. This new proposed […]
On October 2, 2020, Health Canada released a new policy for manufacturers that package their alcohol-based hand sanitizers in food and beverage containers. The policy aims to reduce accidental ingestion of alcohol-based hand sanitizers that are packaged in these containers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the high demand for hand sanitizer has led to […]
On 19 August 2020, the Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published FDA Circular No. 2025-025 on its website, which finalized updated labeling, licensing, and registration requirements for household/urban hazardous substance products (HUHS). The Circular, which will become effective in August 2023, implements Guidelines of Administrative Order No. 2019-0019, “Reinstatement of Licensing as Importers, Exporters, […]
On 30 September 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2762 into law, making California the first US state to ban the sale of cosmetics containing more than trace amounts of 24 toxic substances. The Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, effective 1 January 2025, will ban the manufacture of sale of cosmetics containing listed substances linked to […]
The United Kingdom (UK) has left the European Union (EU), and the Brexit transition period ends this this year. On 1 January 2021 UK REACH, the UK’s independent chemicals regulatory framework, comes into force. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published guidance to help UK companies achieve compliance with REACH chemical […]
India has proposed the latest version of draft Rules, a notification, registration, and restriction approach. The draft Rules are to come into force on the date of their official publication, expected December 2020 or early 2021. The “Rules apply to all Substances, Substances in Mixtures and Intermediates that are Manufactured, Imported, Placed or intended to […]
Health Canada has released an industry guide for vaping products that is subject to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) and Part 2 of the Vaping Products Labelling and Packaging Regulations (VPLPR). The guide, Industry Guide to Vaping Products Subject to the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act provides information on requirements under the Canada […]
Having a compliant Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) can be a challenge faced by the chemical industry. SDSs require continual review to ensure they are up to date and provide the necessary information for safe handling of the product. Arguably one of the most important parts of the SDS is section 1.4, where the emergency telephone […]