May 2021

The second quarter of 2021 is well underway and our team of regulatory analysts compiled the most important updates to keep you informed of new and upcoming developments along with ways we can assist. Watch our " 2021 Q2 Regulatory Roundup - What You Need to Know " webinar, now...

The Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) published guidelines on the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (Inventory) and notified chemicals added to the Inventory on 29 April 2021. Verisk 3E Review The Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals During the transition from the previous National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme...

Verisk 3E's Senior Toxicologist Hans Plugge coauthored the paper, " Toward a Universal Acute Fish Threshold of Toxicological Concern " along with fellow researchers Dr. Jakub Kostal of George Washington University and Nihar Das. The research paper is included in the Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C) Journal within the Society...

On 8 April 2021 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its Closer to Zero action plan for reducing exposure to toxic elements in foods for babies and young children. Verisk 3E Review Reducing exposure to toxic elements—especially for babies and children—is among the FDA's highest priorities. The agency's...

The European Union (EU) filed draft legislation with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 23 April 2021 under the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement . This legislation aligns the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation's Annex XVII restrictions with substances recently classified as carcinogens, mutagens, and...