Chemicals Quarterly – Q4 2025 Regulatory Update
Webinar Overview
Your Q4 2025 update on key regulatory changes affecting chemicals in products worldwide.
Compliance & Risks’ Chemicals Quarterly webinar series provides an overview of the latest news on permitted, restricted and prohibited substances in a variety of products from around the world.
Chemicals and Products Covered
Chemical coverage includes:
- PFAS
- Mercury
- PVC
- POPs
- Other chemicals of high concern
Product coverage includes:
- Apparel
- Food contact articles
- Electrical and electronic equipment
- Packaging
- Medical devices
- Toys
- Cosmetics
How C2P Supports Global Chemicals Compliance
This webinar will also present how Compliance & Risks’ cutting-edge software, C2P, helps you stay on the regulatory pulse. C2P is an enterprise SaaS platform that helps global companies unlock market access and prove compliance for products in over 195 countries. By partnering with Compliance & Risks, we help relieve your team of manual fact-finding tasks and enable them to focus on critical business initiatives.
Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving product compliance regulatory landscape. Register now!
Webinar Agenda
Q4 2025 Highlights
- EU’s position for the Sixth Minamata COP on mercury-added products and establishing a Common Chemicals Data Platform
- EU and Ukraine’s proposed amendments to CLP regulations
- New EU draft restrictions on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
- China’s finalization of RoHS compliance
- Vietnam’s proposed Chemical Lifecycle Management Circulars
- Draft prohibitions on hazardous substances in consumer products and food contact materials from India (PFAS and BPA), Switzerland (PFOA, PFOS, lead), and the Philippines (new PICCS additions)
- UK REACH priority substances proposed inclusion of DOTE, MOTE, and TEL
- US EPA’s latest proposed changes to PFAS reporting rules under TSCA
- New rules on water beads set by the US CPSC, including a limit on acrylamide
- Amendments to Washington State’s Safer Products Restrictions and Reporting Rule for PFAS in products
- Movement on PFAS bills in New Jersey, including a newly proposed bill in November
- And more…
Date
This webinar will take place on Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 at 08:00 PDT, 11:00 EDT, 17:00 CET.
Further regulatory developments may have occurred after publication. To keep up-to-date with the latest compliance news, sign up to our newsletter.
Presenters
Kim Plassche, Senior Regulatory Content Specialist, Content Research & Development
Kim Plassche is a Senior Regulatory Content Specialist on the Content Research & Development team, specializing in international product safety legislation. With a strong focus on chemicals in products and environmental regulation, she stays at the forefront of the evolving regulatory landscape. Kim holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and a Master of Library Science, both from the University at Buffalo.
Before joining C&R, Kim gained extensive experience in university, public, and private libraries. She is also a published author, with articles and research contributions featured in peer-reviewed journals and academic texts. Additionally, Kim has significant experience in the consumer products testing industry, and has provided research and technical support for both internal testing teams and external clients.
Cassie Pershyn, MLS, Senior Regulatory Content Specialist, Content Research & Development
Cassie brings 16 years of regulatory research experience to her role as a Senior Regulatory Content Specialist, where she helps shape and maintain the global compliance information that clients rely on every day. Trained as a librarian, she has a passion for untangling complex regulations and turning them into meaningful, usable insights across the supply chain.
Before joining C&R, Cassie supported industry professionals through her work in the information center of a major product testing lab and spent several years working in university libraries, where she developed a strong foundation in research strategy and knowledge management. Based in the Buffalo NY area, she currently focuses on product labeling, chemical restrictions, and contributing to the development of ASTM standards.
Orlaith Morris, Content Marketing Manager, Compliance & Risks
Orlaith is Content Marketing Manager at Compliance & Risks, working with the company since 2022 and based in Dublin. In her role, Orlaith leverages her expertise to elevate the company’s brand presence and thought leadership, delivering impactful content that resonates with the industry. With a keen focus on the ever-evolving product compliance & ESG landscapes, her work supports Compliance & Risks’ mission to help organizations stay compliant and achieve their business goals.
Prior to joining Compliance & Risks, Orlaith has years of content marketing experience working in various global industries and organizations.
