On October 9, 2023, the Chemicals Administration of the Ministry of Environment released an article on strengthening the management of chemicals of concern on its website. According to the article, 2-chloroethanol, which poses a risk on food safety, and γ-butyrolactone(GBL), which is a drug precursor, are under the consideration to be added into the list of chemicals of concern.
Taiwan plans to add 2-chloroethanol and γ-butyrolactone(GBL) to the list of chemicals of concern
