European Member States assess risk management options for BPA and other substances relevant for food contact materials
July 26, 2017
REACH workshop on environmental EDCs
ECHA holds workshop discussing the authorization process for environmental endocrine disruptors under REACH on August 22, 2017 in Brussels; registration open until August 2, 2017
July 21, 2017
Progress on EDC guidance document
ECHA informs about current status of guidance document for identifying EDCs; public consultation on draft guidance will open after final adoption of EDC criteria by EU Parliament and Council
July 10, 2017
PFHxS added to Candidate List
ECHA adds perfluorohexane-1-sulfonic acid to Candidate List of substances of very high concern, updates entries for BPA and four phthalates to include endocrine disrupting properties for human health
July 5, 2017
EU Member States adopt EDC criteria
EU Member States vote in favor of European Commission-proposed criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in the field of plant protection products; both industry and NGOs view adopted criteria as ‘flawed,’ call on European Parliament to veto the proposal
June 29, 2017
ECHA updates guidance on SVHCs in articles
ECHA publishes comprehensive update of guidance on substances of very high concern in articles, clarifies companies’ communication and notification obligations
June 20, 2017
Restriction of 4 phthalates progressing
ECHA’s Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis issues final opinion in favor of banning endocrine disrupting phthalates DEHP, DBP, DIBP, and BBP in consumer articles; all 4 phthalates relevant for food contact materials
June 19, 2017
BPA recognized as human endocrine disruptor
ECHA Member State Committee identifies bisphenol A as a substance of very high concern because of its endocrine disrupting effects in humans, in addition to its reprotoxic properties
June 16, 2017
12 SVHCs added to REACH authorization list
EU Commission places 12 substances of very high concern on the Authorisation List of the REACH regulation; 3 substances relevant for food contact materials
June 14, 2017
EU observatory for nanomaterials now online
ECHA launches European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials website; provides information on nanomaterials on the EU market for consumers, workers, regulators, and scientists
