Non-profit organization CHEM Trust releases policy briefing on regulation of FCMs in the EU; recommends better integration with REACH and reduction of chemicals of concern
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 18, 2015
ECHA: 5 new SVHCs
New additions to Candidate List of substances of very high concern; UV-filters and perfluorinated compound among candidates
November 23, 2015
ECHA: Proposal for authorization of 11 SVHCs
ECHA recommends 11 SVHCs for inclusion in REACH Authorization List; substances listed in FCM inventories among candidates; public consultation open until February 18, 2016
October 20, 2015
Improvement of REACH needed
Danish Chemicals Forum – including NGOs and industry – calls for improvement of EU chemicals regulation in open letter to the European Commission and the European Chemicals Agency
October 16, 2015
CHEM Trust and FPF respond to EFSA opinion
The Food Packaging Forum and CHEM Trust address non-intentionally added substances, substances of very high concern, and other issues in detailed responses to EFSA’s public consultation on the draft scientific opinion on risk assessment of chemicals in FCMs
September 15, 2015
Restriction of PFOA and BPA
ECHA Committee for Risk Assessment and Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis release opinions on restriction proposals for PFOA and BPA
September 9, 2015
Toxic chemicals in recycled materials
NGOs urge European Commission to ban recycling of materials containing toxic flame retardant DecaBDE, a chemical previously found in recycled plastic FCMs
September 4, 2015
ECHA: Public consultation on 7 potential SVHCs
ECHA opens public consultation on 7 proposals for new substances of very high concern from August 31 to October 14, 2015; proposals include phthalate used in FCMs and UV-filters permitted in packaging inks
May 15, 2015
Opinion: Caution needed on simplified REACH authorization process
CHEM Trust is concerned that simplification proposals for REACH could increase chemical risks
