India publishes quality control order for toluene

India publishes quality control order for toluene

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) has issued a notification for implementation of a quality control order (QCO) for toluene.  The order means companies manufacturing, storing, distributing, exporting or importing toluene will need to...
India publishes quality control order for toluene

India adopts quality control orders for ten chemicals

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals has adopted quality control orders (QCOs) for ten chemicals as per the provisions of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act 2016.  Once the QCOs come into force, no manufacture, storage, trade, imports or sales will...
UK government confirms end to animal testing of cosmetics-only ingredients

Defra Publishes Statement on the UK REACH ATRm

On 9 November 2023, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published a policy paper on the Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm) for the UK Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation (can be...