USA
California Proposition 65 known as Prop65
https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65
CPSIA Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
https://www.cpsc.gov/Regulations-Laws--Standards/Statutes/The-Consumer-Product-Safety-Improvement-Act
TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act
https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-toxic-substances-control-act
ASEAN Countries
South Korea
AREC Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (known as Korea REACH)
The Toxic Chemical Control Act (TCCA) which came into force on 2 Feb 1991 has been divided into Korea REACH and Chemicals Control Act (CCA) on Jan 1, 2015. K-REACH focuses on registration and evaluation of substance while CCA focuses on the control of hazardous substance and response to chemical accidents.
KC Mark
Article 22 of the Quality Management and Consumer Product Safety Act
It is compulsory for manufacturers or importers to sell or import consumer products; they have to attach the KC mark to the products after making sure that they meet the safety requirements according to the safety and quality indication criteria.
http://www.katri.re.kr/en/contentsid/778/index.do
China
MEP Order n 7 ( known as China REACH)
Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) of China released the
revised version (the Order No. 7) of the Provisions on Environmental
Administration of New Chemical Substances. The new regulation came into force on 15 Oct 2010.
This regulation is similar to EU REACH and is also known as "China REACH".
Chinese GB standards
GB national standards are covering many consumer
products. These standards must be met before products can be sold in
China. Standard is intended to control the hazardous substances in
products, improve product quality, ensure people's basic safety
and health and to enforce the general safety and technical
specifications for products sold in China.
China GB/T xxxxx Safety requirements for hazardous chemicals in consumer products is a draft recommended national standard published by China's National Consumer Product Safety Standardisation Technical Commission in April 2017
China GB/T xxxxx Safety requirements for hazardous chemicals in consumer products is a draft recommended national standard published by China's National Consumer Product Safety Standardisation Technical Commission in April 2017. The draft standard is also known as the Chinese version of EU REACH annex XVII restricted substances list. If adopted, the standard will restrict 103 chemical substances in various consumer products such as toys, textiles, coatings, batteries, personal care products and furniture. Implementation date is not given yet.
Some of those restricted substances include:
- Heavy metals such as Pb, Cd, Hg ,Cr (VI), Ba, Ni, Co, As, Cu;
- PAHs;
- PFOS
- Phenols including BPA;
- Volatile organic compounds (VOC) such as benzene, xylene,