October 2021

Many chemical regulatory changes and new requirements are emerging in the Russian Federation. Emilia Vassileva, a Verisk 3E Senior Regulatory Research Analyst and regional expert, explores what’s new, what’s important and what’s mandatory in our recent webinar, now available on demand. You’re invited to watch Regulation of Chemicals in the...

Does your company supply an article going into the United States or manufacture an article there? Does your company understand what the “New TSCA” might mean for your article or otherwise regulated product going forward? Do you understand the substances in your article that have the potential to be harmful,...

On 18 October 2021 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the agency’s comprehensive, nationwide Strategic Roadmap to confront per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination. Verisk 3E Review The EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap is the result of a thorough analysis conducted by the EPA Council on...

On 20 September 2021 the Official Journal of the EU published Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1532 of 17 September 2021, which amends Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as Regards the Inclusion of 3-(1-((3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1-(3-hydroxybenzyl)imidazolidine-2,4-dione in the Union List of Flavoring Substances. The...

On 14 September 2021 the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the 9th revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The changes include revisions to Chapter 2.1 (explosives), changes to Annex 1 of the classification and labeling tables, a few updated...