ECHA hosts webinar on safer alternatives to hazardous chemicals on September 22, 2015; registration now open
July 8, 2015
ECHA adopts 11 opinions on biocides
ECHA’s Biocidal Products Committee agrees on 11 opinions for active substances in biocidal products; Registry on Biocidal Products updated
July 7, 2015
Annual screening to identify SVHCs
ECHA selects over 200 substances for further investigation by European Member State authorities; selection is part of annual screening to identify Substances of Very High Concern
July 3, 2015
ECHA recommends 15 SVHCs for authorization
ECHA proposes to add 15 substances of very high concern to the REACH Authorization List; includes 3 food contact chemicals
June 18, 2015
ECHA adds two new SVHCs to Candidate List
Series of mixed alkyl diesters added to Candidate List, one compound mix listed as food contact material
June 12, 2015
ECHA: restriction proposal on BPA
The Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of ECHA agrees to restrict BPA in thermal paper
April 2, 2015
Germany identifies data gaps in REACH dossiers
Half of REACH registration dossiers appear to contain inadequate data on SVHCs
April 1, 2015
ECHA publishes list of pending biocidal applications
List published to increase transparency and raise awareness among companies
March 31, 2015
EC comments on EFSA’s communication of BPA risk assessment
DG SANTE informed CHEM Trust that communication on BPA risk assessment is EFSA’s responsibility, JRC works on EU regulation for non-plastic FCMs
March 30, 2015
Regulators exposed due to EDC criteria delay
Czech chemical company fights ECHA’s finding that DEHP should be identified as an endocrine disruptor in the environment
