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Almost half of EU freshwaters suffer from chemical pollution

This news update discussing how EU freshwaters suffer from chemical pollution is brought to you by The Baltic Course.     Almost half of EU freshwaters suffer from chemical pollution.   Freshwater ecosystems provide a number of important ecosystem services to humans, such as clean drinking water, irrigation, food and recreation. They are also important habitats […]

Denmark to sue EU Commission over delays on dangerous chemical legislation

This news update regarding Denmark to sue EU Commission is brought to you by The Copenhagen Post.     Denmark to sue EU Commission.   The EU Commission’s delay in introducing common legislation concerning the use of chemicals that damage endocrine glands – such as the pancreas, ovaries, testes and pituitary gland, possibly causing cancer, low sperm […]

ECHA releases an update of R4BP 3.2 to increase its flexibility

This news update regarding R4BP 3.2 to increase its flexibility is brought to you by ECHA.     ECHA releases an update of R4BP 3.2 to increase its flexibility.   Until now, to protect the integrity of the data, it was not possible to make applications on product authorisations under renewal or to apply for renewal […]

ECHA tightens its practice on dossier updates

This news update discussing how ECHA tightens its practice on dossier updates is brought to you by EHCA.     ECHA tightens its practice on dossier updates.   ECHA starts publishing a list of substances for which a compliance check would in all probability be conducted. This gives the registrants the possibility for early dossier updates […]

New Requirements for Proposition 65 Warnings Proposed

This news update regarding New Requirements for Proposition 65 is brought to you by jdsupra.com.     New Requirements for Proposition 65 Warnings Proposed.   On January 12, 2015, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed the first significant revisions to Proposition 65’s warning requirements since the 1980s. The updated regulations seek to change […]

Chemical BPA Poses ‘No Health Risk’ According To The EU

This news update regarding BPA Poses No Health Risk According to the EU is brought to you by scienceworldreport.com.     BPA Poses No Health Risk According to the EU   The chemical bisphenol A, or BPA was found to pose no health risk, according to a statement released by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on Wednesday. […]

Using less fish to test chemicals safety

This news update regarding using less fish to test chemicals safety is brought to you by phys.org.     The JRC has released a new strategy on how to replace, reduce and refine the use of fish in testing of chemicals’ effect on flora and fauna in water (aquatic toxicity) and chemicals’ uptake and concentration […]

Preconfigured IUCLID 5 available for applications for authorisation

This news update discussing Preconfigured IUCLID 5 is brought to you by ECHA.     ECHA has released a Preconfigured IUCLID 5 for AfA to support industry, in particular small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), in creating applications for authorisation.   This new way of providing IUCLID 5 aims to help companies that do not yet have IUCLID 5 installed, particularly SMEs, […]

US and Canada to align hazard communication regulations

This news update discusses US and Canada to align hazard communication regulations.     Health Canada and U.S. OSHA have been working together to align workplace hazard communication regulations in Canada and the U.S. A Regulatory Partnership Statement (RPS) and Work Plan for Workplace Chemicals has been drafted. The RPS and Work Plan will be posted […]

ECHA prioritising CMR substances for risk management

This news update regarding ECHA prioritising CMR substances is brought to you by ECHA.     ECHA prioritising CMR substances.   ECHA’s new CMR report shows that companies are adhering well to the harmonised classification of substances which have carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic properties (CMRs). The report furthermore identifies over a thousand CMR substances that potentially […]