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26 February 2026

UK REACH Candidate List Updated Under New Strategic Approach to SVHCs

Defra's new strategic approach aligns UK REACH candidate list updates more closely with EU decisions, with direct implications for supply chain communication and authorisation planning.

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26 February 2026

Minnesota PFAS Reporting Deadline Faces Industry Scrutiny as July 2026 Cut-Off Nears

Industry challenged PRISM readiness ahead of Minnesota's 1 July 2026 PFAS reporting deadline, while officials said system improvements are underway.

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26 February 2026

PFAS Roadmap Sets Global Agenda for Regulation, Monitoring and Destruction of Forever Chemicals

A new PFAS roadmap proposes coordinated action on monitoring, regulation, substitution and destruction as compliance expectations tighten globally.

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26 February 2026

France 2026 Finance Bill Tightens PFAS Taxation and Compliance Framework

France's 2026 Finance Bill links PFAS exposure more closely to fiscal risk, with wider compliance implications across industrial value chains.

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26 February 2026

ECHA BPC Backs Ethanol Approval in Disinfectants under EU Biocidal Products Regulation

ECHA has supported ethanol approval for key disinfectant product types, with the final decision now moving to the European Commission and Member States.

Laboratory glassware in a chemical testing facility
26 February 2026

UK REACH Candidate List Updated Under New Strategic Approach to SVHCs

Defra's new strategic approach aligns UK REACH candidate list updates more closely with EU decisions, with direct implications for supply chain communication and authorisation planning.

Government building exterior in Saint Paul, Minnesota
26 February 2026

Minnesota PFAS Reporting Deadline Faces Industry Scrutiny as July 2026 Cut-Off Nears

Industry challenged PRISM readiness ahead of Minnesota's 1 July 2026 PFAS reporting deadline, while officials said system improvements are underway.

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Antwerp Call to Alden Biesen Urges Emergency Industrial Policy Measures to Restore EU Competitiveness

The Antwerp Call to Alden Biesen presses EU leaders to adopt Emergency Industrial Policy Measures by 2026 to tackle high energy and carbon costs, unfair trade, and Single Market fragmentation.

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GB Chemicals Legislative Reform: HSE Confirms EU-Only Recognition and Call-In Overhaul

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Japan to Designate Chlorpyrifos, MCCPs and Long-Chain PFCAs as CSCL Class I Specified Chemical Substances

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SCCS Prostaglandin Analogues Opinion Finds Lash Growth Ingredients Unsafe

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