European Chemicals Agency adds benzo[a]pyrene, a common food chain contaminant, to Candidate List for authorization due to its carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction, PBT, and vPvB properties
June 13, 2016
Phthalate DCHP proposed as SVHC
ECHA’s Member State Committee recommends adding dicyclohexyl phthalate and 3-benzylidene camphor to the list of substances of very high concern due to endocrine disrupting effects
June 10, 2016
Chemicals of concern in the circular economy
Scientists find one-fifth of brominated flame retardants’ content in recycling streams is transferred to new products; discuss trade-offs between consumer safety and resource efficiency; European officials maintain toxics can be managed within the circular economy
May 30, 2016
Nano guidance to be updated
ECHA updates four REACH guidance documents on nanomaterials
May 26, 2016
REACH and CLP progress report
ECHA publishes second report on the operation of the REACH and CLP regulation; knowledge of chemical properties increased; companies still need to provide more and better data
May 17, 2016
ECHA: Cost and benefit of restricting chemicals
ECHA estimates costs of substituting chemicals of concern at €290 million per year, health benefits of over €700 million per year
May 10, 2016
Registration of biocides in FCMs
ECHA requires registration of biocides in FCMs falling under the Biocidal Products Regulation by September 1, 2016
April 27, 2016
ECHA: More data access
ECHA to publish additional information from REACH registration dossiers by June 2016
April 11, 2016
Update: BPA proposed as SVHC
France plans two-step submission of proposals to classify BPA as a substance of very high concern; carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic potential to be addressed by August 2016; endocrine disrupting properties to follow in February 2017
April 11, 2016
REACH: Completeness of registration dossiers
ECHA commits to reevaluating the completeness of REACH substance registrations following a Board of Appeal ruling finding that ECHA has previously failed to adequately do so
