China’s National Registration Centre for Chemicals introduces platform that can be searched for information on hazardous chemicals; available in Chinese
August 9, 2018
New Vietnamese chemicals database
Vietnam launches national chemical database system containing over 170,000 substances
August 7, 2018
Proceedings of ILSI NA workshop on FCMs
Summary of workshop on ‘Scientific advances and challenges in safety evaluation of food packaging materials’ now published
August 6, 2018
Conference on Chinese food and packaging laws
Law firm Keller & Heckman LLP holds first conference on China’s food and food packaging laws on September 11-12, 2018, in Shanghai; registration now open
July 25, 2018
Transparency and sustainability of EU risk assessment
EU Parliament publishes draft report on proposal by the EU Commission, suggests withholding supporting information until publication of scientific opinion
July 25, 2018
Ban of BPA substitutes
New York City plans to extent current bisphenol A ban by prohibiting 6 BPA substitutes in children’s products
July 24, 2018
Outcome of consultations on EDC guidance
European Food Safety Agency publishes technical report detailing outcome of several consultations on its Guidance for identification of endocrine disruptors
July 24, 2018
Consultation on chemical, product, waste legislation
EU Commission opens consultation and survey on interface between chemical, product, and waste legislation with regard to EU Plastics strategy
July 23, 2018
EC’s proposal undermines EDC bans
EU Commission proposes changing derogation conditions for endocrine disrupting pesticides from ‘negligible exposure’ to ‘negligible risk’; this undermines hazard-based approach of pesticide legislation, NGOs say, calling for transparent discussion involving EU Parliament and Council
July 23, 2018
Food additives and child health
Policy statement and technical report by American Academy of Pediatrics describe child health effects of direct and indirect food additives, provide recommendations for reducing exposures, call for revision of food additives regulation in the U.S.
