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This collection features headlines from government agencies and trade publications covering safety data sheets, hazard communication, GHS, chemical inventories, restrictions, and dangerous goods transport in the US (federal and state), Canada, the EU, the UK, and Mexico. Each entry shows what kind of document it is, any comment deadline or effective date the source states, a brief neutral summary, and a link to the original.
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Workplace Hazardous Products Program newsletter, October 2026 issue
Health Canada published the October 2026 issue of its Workplace Hazardous Products Program newsletter. It summarizes the 49th session of the UN GHS Sub-Committee of Experts, lists six new hazardous substance assessments, and announces a virtual multi-stakeholder workshop on November 18, 2026.
Read the original at Health Canada (WHMIS)Not legal or regulatory advice.
Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on Oct 27, 2026 to update the Hazardous Materials Regulations to align with certain international regulations and standards. The proposal covers proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limits and vessel stowage requirements.
Read the original at Federal Register (PHMSA)Not legal or regulatory advice.
Ministerial Condition No. 22494 (CAS RN 128275-31-0)
Canada's Minister of the Environment issued Ministerial Condition No. 22494 under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 for the new substance with CAS RN 128275-31-0. The published conditions allow the notifier to manufacture or import the substance, with limits that include concentration caps in toothpaste, mouthwash and tooth whitening products and no use in diapers or sanitary napkins.
Read the original at Canada Gazette, Part INot legal or regulatory advice.
Order 2026-66-12-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List
Canada's Minister of the Environment made Order 2026-66-12-02, which deletes two substances, CAS RN 93964-99-9 and 97808-07-6, from Part I of the Non-domestic Substances List. The order states it comes into force on the day it is published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, which was October 24, 2026.
In effect since
Read the original at Canada Gazette, Part INot legal or regulatory advice.
EPA Finalizes Updates to Formaldehyde Emission Standards, Adds New Quality Control Test Method for Composite Wood Products
EPA finalized updates to its Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products under TSCA, adding ISO 12460-2:2024 as a quality control test method for formaldehyde emissions. EPA also updated the voluntary consensus standards the rule references and states the changes do not alter existing health or safety protections.
Read the original at US EPANot legal or regulatory advice.
Order 2026-87-22-01 Amending the Domestic Substances List (SOR/2026-208)
Canada's Minister of the Environment made an order under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 that applies Significant New Activity requirements to the substance with CAS RN 137-26-8 on the Domestic Substances List. The order covers manufacture above 100 kg a year and use above 100 kg a year in making liquid rubber (latex) products, and comes into force 180 days after its registration on October 9, 2026.
Read the original at Canada Gazette, Part IINot legal or regulatory advice.
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (26-1)
EPA issued final significant new use rules (SNURs) under TSCA for certain chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices and are also subject to TSCA orders. The rules require notification to EPA at least 90 days before manufacturing, importing or processing any of these substances for a designated significant new use.
Read the original at Federal Register (EPA)Not legal or regulatory advice.
Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions
EPA proposed extending certain compliance dates in its TSCA rule on trichloroethylene (TCE) to December 31, 2027 for some entities. The proposal covers some chemical processors, industrial and commercial use of TCE as a processing aid and related wastewater disposal, and refrigerant manufacturers phasing down TCE feedstock for HFC-134a.
Read the original at Federal Register (EPA)Not legal or regulatory advice.
Changes to the GB CLP Regulation
HSE published a page on the changes that the Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 make to the GB CLP Regulation. The page states that from 21 May 2026 the requirement to notify HSE of the classification and labelling of substances placed on the GB market is removed, and that HSE is introducing a new system for adopting GB mandatory classifications under a transition period.
In effect since
Read the original at UK HSENot legal or regulatory advice.
Aviso de consulta pública del Proyecto de Norma Oficial Mexicana PROY-NOM-005-SICT2-2026, Información de Emergencia para el Transporte de Substancias Materiales y Residuos Peligrosos (mercancías peligrosas)
Mexico's infrastructure and transport ministry (SICT) published a notice in the Diario Oficial de la Federación opening public consultation on draft standard PROY-NOM-005-SICT2-2026, on emergency information for transporting hazardous substances, materials and waste. The draft sets the content of the emergency information carried in each transport unit on federal roads, applies to shippers, carriers and recipients, and is open for comment for 60 calendar days.
Read the original at Diario Oficial de la Federación (SICT)Not legal or regulatory advice.
OSHA reopens comment periods on proposals to revise 14 chemical standards
OSHA published Federal Register notices on July 22 and 28, 2026 reopening the rulemaking records on its proposals to revise 14 chemical standards, including benzene, methylene chloride, formaldehyde, lead, cadmium, asbestos and ethylene oxide. OSHA states that each record was reopened for 30 more days of comment after review by its construction safety advisory committee, with comments due August 21, 2026, or August 27 for benzene.
Comments closed
Read the original at Federal Register (OSHA)Not legal or regulatory advice.
The Commission advances work on restrictions of hazardous chemical substances
The European Commission published a revised rolling list of its REACH Restrictions Roadmap, the overview of ongoing and planned restrictions on hazardous substances under the REACH Regulation. The Commission says 11 REACH restrictions have been adopted since 2022, six more are in the final stages of evaluation, and work continues on restrictions including PFAS, hexavalent chromium substances and octocrylene.
Read the original at European CommissionNot legal or regulatory advice.
Electronic products tested for hazardous substances
An EU funded campaign coordinated by the European Commission's DG GROW tested 173 electric and electronic products for heavy metals, brominated flame retardants and phthalates restricted under the RoHS directive, and found that half exceeded the permitted limits. The Commission reports lead and cadmium were most often found in solder points and phthalates in soft PVC cable insulation.
Read the original at European CommissionNot legal or regulatory advice.
Commission accelerates transition away from animal testing in chemical safety assessments
The European Commission presented a roadmap towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments, setting out steps for the transition to non animal approaches. The Commission says the initiative supports the existing REACH framework and is a deliverable under its Chemicals Action Plan.
Read the original at European CommissionNot legal or regulatory advice.
Hazard Communication Standard; Notice of Public Meeting
OSHA announced two virtual public meetings in 2026 on the United States Government positions for sessions of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS). The first meeting is set for June ahead of the July 8 to 10 session in Geneva, and the second for November ahead of the December 2 to 4 session.
Read the original at Federal Register (OSHA)Not legal or regulatory advice.