Concordia Traders (Aust) Pty Ltd has initiated a recall of its “Enoki Mushroom 350g” product due to microbial contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
- May 4, 2026
- May 4, 2026
On May 4, 2026, the European Commission, through its Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety, announced the publication of a preliminary opinion by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) on the safety of acetophenone.
- May 4, 2026
On May 4, 2026, Peru notified the WTO of a proposed regulation to implement Law No. 32159 on the control of tobacco, nicotine, and substitute products for the protection of life and health.
- May 4, 2026
On 11 May 2026, Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemikalieinspektionen) published Supervision 5/26: Supervision of Consumer Electronics in 2025, presenting the results of its inspection project on household electronic products sold in Sweden.
- May 4, 2026
On May 13, 2026, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) disclosed the approval results for the seventh batch of simplified registration certificates for environmental management of new chemical substances in 2026.
- May 4, 2026
On May 4, 2026, the European Chemicals Agency is continuing the evaluation of a broad restriction proposal targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the EU REACH Regulation.
- May 4, 2026
On 4 May 2026, European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) consultation under the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation for 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetraoxacyclooctane (metaldehyde) (EC No. 203-600-2; CAS No. 108-62-3).
- May 4, 2026
On May 8, 2026, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on a draft regulation aimed at restricting substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic for reproduction (CMR) in childcare articles.
- May 4, 2026
On May 7, 2026, the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) issued its final decision in Case A-008-2024 concerning a compliance check under the REACH Regulation for the substance Tris(methylphenyl) phosphate (EC No. 809-930-9; CAS No. 1330-78-5).
- May 4, 2026
Following the implementation of Indonesia's Minister of Industry Regulation No. 20 of 2025, effective 4 May 2026, powdered vegetable creamers are subject to mandatory Indonesian National Standard (SNI) compliance and enhanced registration requirements.