Member States vote in favor of EU Commission’s new proposal for criteria to identify endocrine disrupting pesticides; exemption for substances with intentional endocrine activity removed; NGOs criticize remaining high burden of proof
December 13, 2017
Opinion: EDC guidance “doomed to fail”
PAN Europe criticizes draft guidance for identifying endocrine disruptors published by EFSA and ECHA; too much focus on mode of action of chemicals, precautionary principle overlooked, organization claims
December 12, 2017
FDA roadmap for predictive toxicology
U.S. FDA publishes roadmap to further develop predictive toxicology methods for risk assessment; public workshop to be held
December 12, 2017
EFSA: Open plenary meetings 2018
Dates of EFSA’s 2018 open plenary meetings released; CEP Panel to meet on October 23-25, 2018 in Parma, Italy; live streams available
December 12, 2017
Non-harmonized FCMs and plastic recycling
Smithers Pira 2017 conference on plastic and paper in contact with food covers initiatives by industry associations and recycling of plastic FCMs
December 11, 2017
Science-policy workshop on PFASs
Safety and Environmental Technology Group at ETH Zurich brings together scientists and regulators to discuss collaboration and future action on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
December 11, 2017
Paper and board in contact with food
Experts from paper and board manufacturers and chemical industry discuss legal requirements, challenges in the supply chain and during recycling
December 11, 2017
Sweden launches nano-register
Swedish Chemicals Agency issues new rules for mandatory reporting of nanomaterials data to national products register; rules apply from January 1, 2018; deadline for data submission is February 2019
December 11, 2017
RIVM critical of EU nano-observatory
Dutch institute for public health deems EU observatory for nanomaterials “limited in detailed information,” highlights importance of adapting REACH regulation for nanomaterials
December 11, 2017
Discussing FCM regulation in the EU
Speakers at 2017 Smithers Pira “Plastics & Paper” conference summarize recent developments in EU FCM regulation landscape, discuss EU Commission’s proposal for printed FCMs
