Chemical Irritants
Chemical substances used to cause temporary physical discomfort or incapacitation, including lachrymatory agents (tear gas) and pepper spray, subject to deployment restrictions, formulation standards, and safety reporting.
Chemical Irritants alerts are holding steady
Chemical Irritants has averaged 0.3 alerts a week over the latest four weeks, against 0.3 over the eight weeks before. Foresight has published 23 alerts on Chemical Irritants, the latest on 9 November 2026.
Chemical IrritantsAlerts each week
Latest 4 weeks
0.3a week
8 weeks before
0.3a week
1 in the busiest week
8 weeks before
Latest 4
Alerts are rising when the latest four weeks average at least a fifth more a week than the eight before, and at least one more. They are falling after the same drop, and holding steady in between.
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Questions about Chemical Irritants
What is Chemical Irritants?
Chemical substances used to cause temporary physical discomfort or incapacitation, including lachrymatory agents (tear gas) and pepper spray, subject to deployment restrictions, formulation standards, and safety reporting.
How does Foresight track Chemical Irritants?
Foresight reads official sources for Chemical Irritants, such as regulators' notices, legislative records and published guidance. Each alert says what changed and links to where it was published. Coverage varies by market, so scoping starts with where you sell.
How is the trend on this page worked out?
It compares Chemical Irritants's alerts over the latest four weeks with the eight weeks before. Alerts are rising when the latest four weeks average at least a fifth more a week, and at least one more. They are falling when they drop as far, and holding steady in between. After four weeks with no alert, the page shows when the latest one came instead.
Can Foresight tell me which Chemical Irritants changes affect my products?
Yes. Horizon scanning scores each new Chemical Irritants alert against your products, substances and markets, most important first, with the reason it matters to you and its source.
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