On June 4, 2025, the UK government released a document on the interim approach to PFAS risk management and the PMT concept.

On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a final rule to extend the deadline for submitting health and safety data for 16 designated chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to May 22, 2026, to give the relevant industries more time to prepare for compliance.

On February 27, 2025, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) jointly announced the launch of a K-REACH Compliance Grace Period from February 28 to October 27, 2025, during which non-compliant companies may voluntarily declare past violations. Enterprises that proactively admit failures to register, amend registrations, or submit pre-registrations before February 27, 2025, and rectify these gaps, will be exempt from criminal penalties (imprisonment of up to 5 years), fines (up to KRW 100 million), and additional penalties (5% of annual turnover).

China released two mandatory national standards: GB 30981.1-2025 and GB 30981.2-2025.

On May 22, 2025, the European Commission released the EU Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) and classified relevant countries into risk tiers, with China being included in the low-risk country list

On May 26, 2025, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) of South Korea issued Notice No. 2025-8, amending the Hazard Assessment Results of Chemical Substances (originally announced as Notice No. 2025-5 on February 18, 2025) under the Chemical Substances Registration and Evaluation Act (K-REACH) and its enforcement rules. The amendments take effect immediately upon publication.

On 27 May 2025, ECHA released IUCLID 6 (v9.0.1). Companies can now use it to prepare intention notifications under the EU Drinking Water Directive and submit notifications for microplastic restrictions under REACH.

Under K-REACH, polymers meeting PLC criteria may qualify for registration exemptions by submitting GPC reports.

On May 21, 2025, the New Hampshire State Senate and House of Representatives amended the RSA 149-M:64 regulation, introducing a new ban that explicitly prohibits the sale of ski wax, boat wax, surfboard wax, and similar sports products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

The "micro - plastic restriction" regulation came into effect on October 17, 2023.