ECHA is seeking public comments for the restriction of Bisphenol A from Dec 21, 2022 to Jan 25, 2023.
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The Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation ((EC) No 1272/2008) has detailed rules about how to label dangerous chemicals, including pictograms, signal words, and standard statements for hazard, prevention, response, storage, and…
Sulfites are added as preservatives and antioxidants to a range of foodstuffs. They may also be used to halt on-going fermentation during the winemaking process.
On September 29, 2022, the European Commission issued draft Implementing Decision that does not approve 2,2-Dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide (DBNPA) as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 4.
The Commission is looking to launch an initiative to update an established list of authorised products and substances (Regulation (EU) 2021/1165) according to EU rules on organic farming.
On October 21, 2022, European Commission Implementing Decision 2022/2005 was published informing about non-approval of methylene dithiocyanate as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 12 (slimicides) in…
On October 24, 2022, EU regulation to reduce limit values for the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste was adopted.
On 18 October 2022, the European Commission adopted its 2023 Commission work programme (CWP) which largely focuses on setting targets towards achieving sustainable goals by prioritising key legislative proposals.
On October 12, 2022, a manifesto calling for EU Member States and the Commission to urgently ban PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals’, in consumer products by 2025 (and across all uses by 2030) was launched bu European civil society organisations.
On 28 September 2022, the European Commission decided to put forward a legislative proposal on the protection of workers from the risks related to asbestos exposure at work, amending the Asbestos at Work Directive 2009/148/EC.