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On 6 Jun 2013, CFDA held a seminar on establishing the most rigorous legislative system for supervision over food and drug safety, during which officials stressed that the revision of Food Safety Law (FSL) more...
The amended Toxic Chemical Substances Control Act (Taiwan TCSCA) was submitted to Taiwan Legislative Yuan for final approval on 9 Nov, followed by Executive Yuan’s adoption on 1 November 2012. It was more...
The Philippines Food and Drug Administration is currently inviting public comments on the household pesticide regulation, the “Revised General Rules and Regulations Governing the Licensing and more...
South Korea issued the overhauled Toxic Chemical Control Act (TCCA) on 4 June 2013 as Presidential Decree No. 11862, which is renamed as Chemical Control Act (CCA) and will be in force on 1 Jan 2015, the more...
On 22 May 2013, the MoEL announced the Serious Chemical Accident Prevention Measures. The occurrence of chemical accidents in Korea could be mainly blamed to contactors’ non-compliance with safety rules more...
On 10 June 2013, Taiwan’s Department of Health (DoH) released an Announcement (Shu-Shou-Shi-Tzu No. 1021301138) that the reusable plastic food containers, including plates, bowls and dishes will be more...
In May, Japan MHLW has notified the WTO that 5 substances are to be listed as “designated substances” under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, hence, the manufacture, import and sale of which will be more...
On 12 Jun, Japan notified the WTO to introduce exposure control measures for 1,2-Dichloropropane to prevent health impairment on workers. more...
On May 5 June 2013, China’s MoA issued a notice to its provincial subordinates and associated testing facilities that pesticide manufacturers will be subject to randomized special quality testing. ICAMA will more...
The draft inventory of Hazardous Chemicals of Priority Environmental Concern (HCPEC) is set to be released in a series of batches. The first batch of the “Hazardous Chemicals of Priority Environmental more...
NICNAS announced a fee structure for companies seeking approval for import/export of certain industrial chemicals under the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure of the Rotterdam Convention. more...- Every year, Japan MHLW investigates chemical exposure in workplace and selects substances that will pose danger to workers for risk assessment. On 31 May, the government released RA results of 3 more...
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