China amended the Provisions on the Administration of Road Transport of Dangerous Goods and the Provisions on the Administration of Road Transport of Radioactive Articles.

Principle of Classification of Transport Packaging Groups of Dangerous Goods was officially released.

On January 29, 2026, the European Commission published Directive (EU) 2026/192, amending the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC to permit the use of cobalt in three specific applications within toys.

Shandong released the Shandong Province Supplementary List of Key Controlled Emerging Pollutants (2025 Edition).

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).