On January 15, 2026, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule announcing a four-month extension to the compliance deadlines under its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS; 29 C.F.R. §1910.1200). This adjustment aims to provide OSHA with the necessary time to complete and formally issue supporting guidance documents, while ensuring that regulated entities have sufficient time for policy interpretation, internal assessment, and adaptation of compliance systems.

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.

On January 12, 2026, the New Jersey State Senate passed Bill S1221, officially titled the Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act.

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

On December 4, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a Memorandum on the Draft Update to Formaldehyde Risk Calculations, conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The agency is now soliciting public comments on the draft.

On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a significant proposal to adjust reporting rules for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). If finalized, manufacturers would no longer need to submit complex data to the EPA for four key categories: low-concentration scenarios, imported articles, byproducts/impurities, and small-scale research and development (R&D) uses.

On November 9, 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) officially released Announcement No. 72 of 2025, announcing the suspension of the provisions of Article 2 of MOFCOM Announcement No. 46 of 2024 (Announcement on Strengthening Export Controls on Certain Dual-Use Items to the United States), effective immediately until November 27, 2026.

On October 7, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that, under the automatic listing mechanism of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA), sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate (PFHxS-Na, CAS RN 82382-12-5) has been formally added to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). The listing will take effect on January 1, 2026. With this addition, the total number of PFAS subject to TRI reporting has increased to 206.

This update brings the total number of chemicals on the list to 983.

The updated TSCA Inventory now includes 86,862 chemical substances, with 42,578 classified as Active.