Yordas can help you comply with Taiwanese Chemical Regulation. On 9th June, Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration published the long awaited Guidance on Standard Registration of Priority Existing Chemical substances (the PEC Guidance). The PEC Guidance regulates the registration of the first batch of 106 priority existing chemical substances (PECs). If the annual tonnage is over 1 tonne/year, the Manufacturer/Importer/Third-party representative of the listed substances needs to complete the registration before the given deadlines (depending on the tonnage and the time of Phase 1 registration).

On 9 June 2020, the EPA issued direct final Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) for 16 substances, which were the subject of pre-manufacture notices (PMNs)

Australia's national authority for work health and safety announced the adoption of the 7th revised edition of the GHS will be delayed by six months to the 1st of January 2021

Dr. Neil Hunt authors new book: The Handbook for Functionalized Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications, which has recently been published by Elsevier

China Ministry of Ecology and Environmental Protection (MEE) published the final version of the MEE Order 12 which will replace the current MEP Order 7 (often referred to as “China REACH”).

Deciding whether a product is classed as a cosmetic, biocide or medicinal product can be a complex task. Many products have dual purposes such as antibacterial hand washes and as such can fall under different regulations. Our new whitepaper by Dr Stacey Webster aims to provide guidance on borderline products within Europe and provide a comparison to the United States with an emphasis on soaps, hand washes, cleansers and wipes.

SbD4Nano (to be amended from NanoUptake) stands for computing infrastructure for the definition, performance testing and implementation of safe-by-design approaches in nanotechnology supply chains

The U.S. EPA recently provided updated guidance documents and hosted a webinar to assist industry members with understanding the requirements and changes to Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) 2020

Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus increased demand for disinfectants globally so countries around the globe have put in place emergency legislations and derogations to respond to the crisis.

Under the Biocidal Product Regulation (BPR) it is required to indicate the spectrum of viruses on which the product was proven to be efficient when tested using specific methods in order to make a claim. Claims on specific organisms when they may give a false impression of superiority of a product compared to other products on the market are not allowed. In addition, such claims may shift the definition of a product from being biocide to being defined as medical.

The online course on global biocide legislation from Yordas Group helps importers and manufacturers of disinfectants and sanitisers comply with emergency regulation

China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment published Ministry Standard No. HJ 1111-2020: Technical Guidelines for Eco-environmental Health Risk Assessment (general guideline).