Japan included perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) and its related substances under strict regulatory control.

On December 5, 2025, the California OEHHA announced the formal listing of two chemicals, Bisphenol S (BPS) and N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine, to the California Proposition 65 list.

China proposes including five chemicals into the Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals.

On January 17, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam announced that three government decrees had been formally promulgated to support the implementation of the Law on Chemicals (No. 69/2025/QH15), which officially took effect on January 1, 2026. These supporting regulations collectively facilitate the effective implementation of the Law on Chemicals, marking a new phase of systematic chemical management in Vietnam. All three decrees took effect on January 17, 2026.

Recently, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has approved “Words or Symbols” informing the purchaser of PFAS in a product.

China issued the Catalog of Goods Subject to Import and Export License Administration (2026).

On December 31, 2025, the National Technical Committee on Road Transport Standardization announced that, in accordance with the national standard formulation and revision plan, it has organized the development of seven mandatory national standards in the series of Regulations Concerning Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods. The Regulations Concerning Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods are a crucial component of China's road transport standard system for dangerous goods and serve as the fundamental technical standards for such transport.

The Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law of the People's Republic of China was adopted and promulgated at the 19th Session of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on December 27, 2025, and will come into effect on May 1, 2026. What key contents should be focused on, what are the changes, and how to respond? Please see the analysis below.

On December 22, 2025, UK released a summary report on the proposal to extend the UK REACH transitional registration deadlines, announcing a comprehensive three-year postponement.

On 12 December 2025, the Official Journal of the European Union published the new EU Toy Safety Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2025/2509). This Regulation will replace Directive 2009/48/EC and will apply from 1 August 2026.