On April 24, 2026, the Chemical Accident Prevention Division of South Korea's MoEL released the latest revision of the Korean GHS regulation.

Japan has added 36 substances to the mandatory labeling and SDS list under the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

On July 3, 2026, Japan's NITE released the FY2025 three-ministry GHS classification results covering 142 substances (59 newly classified and 83 reclassified).

Panama intends to incorporate the Seventh Revised Edition of the GHS into mandatory technical regulations.

The Chemicals Agency of Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has launched a review and data-cleansing exercise for the registration information in the National Chemical Database.

On 21 May 2026, the UK brought into force the Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Regulations, amending the GB CLP Regulation.

On June 5, 2026, at the RAC-77 meeting, trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and its inorganic salts are classified as PMT/vPvM substances.

China’s new Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law took effect on May 1, 2026, and signals a more integrated, lifecycle-based approach to chemical regulation. For companies making, importing, selling, using, storing, or transporting chemicals in China, the message is clear: compliance expectations are becoming more formalised, more digital, and more difficult to treat as a narrow EHS issue.

Peru has adopted the GHS 6th Revised Edition, clearly defining the responsibilities of manufacturers, importers, and distributors.

From July 1, 2026, newly prepared MSDS or changes to existing MSDS must use the revised format.