06 December 2018
Chemicals compliance
The Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) concluded 19 opinions on harmonized classification and labeling, including opinions on the environmental risks of lead, other industrial chemicals, as well as 12 pesticides and biocides.
The Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) adopted its final opinion in support of the proposal to limit the production, use, placing on the market and import of C9-C14 perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCA), the their salts and precursors. (PFNA; PFDA; PFUnDA; PFDoDA; PFTrDA; PFTDA)
In addition, the committees discussed and adopted an opinion on an application for authorization to use chromium trioxide to modify the properties of plastic surfaces and two opinions on audit reports for the use of recycled PVC containing DEHP.
Further information is available on the ECHA website.
18 March 2024
Chemicals compliance
On 15 March 2024, Regulation 2024/858 was published, amending Annexes II and III of Regulation 1223/2009 with regard to certain nanomaterials. The following have been added to Annex II (and are therefore...
08 January 2024
Chemicals compliance
In the context of the changes introduced by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally released the portal for the registration of cosmetic...