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REACH Consulting

By: Darren Dunn – Chemical Regulatory Consultant   On December 18th, 2006, the European Union released a new regulation named Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).  The purpose of REACH is to address the potential impacts of chemical substances on human health and the environment.  REACH legislation is considered to be the most […]

Latest update of REACH-IT: REACH-IT up and running

This news update on the latest update of REACH-IT is brought to you by ECHA.     The recent issues with REACH-IT have now been fixed. An update of the tool is available for all users.   Helsinki, 24 April 2014 – After the latest update of REACH-IT on 16 April, some companies experienced problems accessing certain attachments sent […]

A New Way to Celebrate This Earth Day

This news article featuring a new way to celebrate Earth Day is brought to you by The Huffington Post.     Before the Environmental Protection Agency existed, before the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and long before any state had a renewable energy standard on the books, there was Earth […]

Changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act: Coalition of states opposes language in Chemicals in Commerce Act

This news update discussing Changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act is brought to you by Legal NewsLine.     BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley joined a coalition of states on Thursday in sending a letter urging leaders of the House of Representatives to object to language in the proposed Chemicals […]

Improving the Proposition 65 Warning Requirements: California Considers Revisions to Proposition 65 Warning Requirements

This news update focusing on Improving the Proposition 65 Warning Requirements is brought to you by Nat Law Review.     The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) issued a pre-regulatory proposal for new regulations that would change the requirements for warnings provided under Proposition 65 for exposures to certainchemicals identified by the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. The […]

New version of REACH-IT clarifies communication between ECHA and companies

This news update featuring the New Version of REACH-IT is brought to you by ECHA.     The new version of REACH-IT (2.7), now ready for use, introduces new terms and conditions that clarify how companies receive decisions and other communications from ECHA. In addition, the update now allows the submission of applications for authorisation […]

ECHA launches R4BP 3.1, the updated submission software for biocidal applications

This news update discussing R4BP 3.1 is brought to you by ECHA.     R4BP 3.1 now provides more advanced features that make it even easier to manage the biocides submission process for both industry and national competent authorities.   Helsinki, 16 April 2014 – The changes include four main features. The first of these is […]

Article 95 of the Biocidal Products Regulation: ECHA invites companies to check the provisional list of biocidal active substance suppliers

This news update featuring Article 95 of the Biocidal Products Regulation is brought to you by ECHA.     The Agency has launched an exercise to verify the correctness of the information contained in the provisional list of biocidal suppliers.   Helsinki, 14 April 2014 – Companies can request by 30 June 2014 a modification by […]

The Biocidal Products Committee adopts its first opinions

This news update on The Biocidal Products Committee is brought to you by ECHA.     Helsinki, 14 April 2014 – The Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) met for the fifth time from 8 to 10 April 2014. The first three opinions adopted were in relation to industry applications to approve active substances for use in biocidal […]

Proposition 65 Hot Button Issue: Caramel Coloring In Soft Drinks

This news release on Proposition 65: Caramel Coloring in Soft Drinks is brought to you by Mondaq.     Beverage companies PepsiCo and Goya face a spate of class action lawsuits relating to the caramel coloring in their soda drinks.  In January, Consumer Reports, an independent product testing organization, released a report detailing its investigation […]