News of the Month

Top stories from last month

In Europe, five countries have revised the EU-wide PFAS restriction proposal, significantly expanding the number of derogations. Meanwhile, the European Court of Justice upholds the annulment of the EU’s classification of titanium dioxide as a carcinogen.

In North America, California’s bill to ban the sale of several consumer products containing intentionally added PFAS has been delayed, while industry groups have criticized California’s proposal to list microplastics under the Safer Consumer Products program.

And across Asia-Pacific, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued a draft of its mandatory national standard GHS labeling rules for public comment. Further, New Zealand’s EPA is planning to improve its hazardous substance application process with a new prioritization framework.