Spain authorizes use of recycled PET and other polymers in food contact materials under certain conditions
December 22, 2015
External factors in development of cancer
New study suggests that 70-90% of cancer risk is due to environmental exposures and lifestyle choices
December 21, 2015
EU court ruling on SVHCs in articles
European Court of Justice ruling requires notification of every article incorporated in a complex product when containing SVHCs above 0.1%; ECHA updates guidance
December 21, 2015
U.S. Senate approves TSCA reform bill
Udall-Vitter chemical safety bill approved by U.S. Senate; House and Senate must now unify TSCA reform bills to create new U.S. chemical safety law
December 18, 2015
ECHA: 5 new SVHCs
New additions to Candidate List of substances of very high concern; UV-filters and perfluorinated compound among candidates
December 17, 2015
EDCs: Sweden wins court case against European Commission
General Court of the European Union concludes that the European Commission has breached EU law by failing to define criteria for identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals
December 16, 2015
Update: Mineral oils in food
Foodwatch online petition calling for functional barriers in paper and board packaging in the EU counts nearly 50,000 signatures; food producers and supermarkets react to study results revealing contamination of certain dry food products with mineral oils
December 15, 2015
EU EDC screening list
European Commission publishes list of substances subject to EDC screening including rationales for selection; screening results expected by April 2016
December 15, 2015
EDC resolution: Final text available
Meeting report of 4th International Conference on Chemicals Management now available online; final text of resolution on endocrine disrupting chemicals included
December 10, 2015
Disagreement over BPA
No consensus between industry and NGOs regarding EU-wide measures to regulate and restrict BPA in FCMs
