December 31, 2025 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will move to regulate dozens of applications of five widely used phthalate chemicals to address environmental and workplace risks. This decision is based on final risk evaluations, released today, for each of these chemicals: Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP),…
December 31, 2025 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – In compliance with a court ordered deadline, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a robust review of 1,3-butadiene using gold standard science. We used the best research, data, and testing available, along with input from the public and independent expert peer reviewers to complete this thorough…
Featured image republished from FDA news release. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released a congressionally mandated report under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) evaluating the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic products. While the report reviews available scientific evidence on potential safety concerns, the FDA’s…
Occupational exposure assessment is a cornerstone of occupational and environmental health. It provides the evidence needed to understand how workers come into contact with hazardous agents and guides decisions that protect health, improve workplace safety, and ensure regulatory compliance. Whether addressing chemical, physical, or biological hazards, exposure assessment transforms workplace observations into actionable data. What…
Under EU REACH, data submitted more than 12 years ago is no longer protected by compensation provisions, meaning new registrants may no longer be required to negotiate or pay data-sharing fees to the original data owners for the data that makes up many of the REACH registrations. Once this protection period expires, the data effectively…
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) are often associated with industrial chemicals, manufacturing environments, or laboratory operations—but they play an equally critical role in the pharmaceutical sector. From active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to excipients and intermediates, properly authored SDSs help protect workers, ensure regulatory compliance, and strengthen product stewardship throughout the drug-development lifecycle. In an industry where…
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) play a critical role in chemical hazard communication. But if your organization manufactures, formulates, or distributes chemicals across multiple regions, you already know that SDS requirements are not the same everywhere. The U.S., EU, and UK each maintain their own regulatory frameworks—aligned in some ways, yet different enough to cause compliance…
Understanding the Role of an Only Representative under EU REACH The European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation is one of the most comprehensive chemical regulatory frameworks in the world. Designed to protect human health and the environment, EU REACH places strict requirements on companies manufacturing or importing substances…
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal to improve the scope of its perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to make them more practical and implementable and reduce unnecessary, or potentially duplicative, reporting requirements for businesses while maintaining the ability to obtain important use and…
When the United Kingdom left the European Union, it brought significant regulatory changes—especially for the chemical industry. With UK REACH now operating as an independent system, companies manufacturing or supplying substances to the UK market must ensure compliance under this separate regime. For non-UK manufacturers, one of the most effective ways to remain compliant is…