California is also monitoring PFAS
Proposition 65 Do you supply your products to California and do these products contain PFAS? This group of substances is now being closely monitored worldwide. Some of the substances that…
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Lead and other substances to slide into REACH Annex XIV
REACH Lead has already been on the REACH candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHC) since 2018, is therefore subject to reporting within the supply chain and must…
Canada plans PFAS ban – public consultation underway
Canada/CEPA Just like the EU (read the corresponding article in ipJournal here), Canada is also planning a complete ban on PFAS. The ban would affect more than 4,700 substances and…
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First OEMs demand info on PFAS in supplier products
REACH The issue of PFAS is getting closer - now the first OEMs are already asking their suppliers about ther presence of PFAS in their products. The reason are various…
IMDS Release 14.1 is coming soon
IMDS No sooner has Release 14.0 been implemented in the IMDS than Release 14.1 is already casting its shadow. The following changes were announced in the last mdsystem newsletter:1. Default…
Protected: IMDS Summit 2023 – presentations
IMDS Welcome and about imds professionalAnn-Carin Hahn-Köding & Josef Yalaza, imds professionalRecording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fno3MgxJ4Azy_tGUSITtAcV3CTRDzf_s/view?usp=share_linkIMDS Release 14.0Jonas Tilly, DXC TechnologyRecording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kadJCaPfOMiQBKSMEtl_p1SjK6b88Z4a/view?usp=share_linkThe Future of the IMDSFrank Nottebom, DXC TechnologyRecording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fjuhwfAExaaSx3_vtdnk4QTNVUI-EkBh/view?usp=sharingREACH + GADSL –…
New guidelines for better chemical management
IMDS The IMDS Steering Committee recently published a new guideline to help "prepare or optimize the processes and procedures used by companies for chemical product compliance." This replaces the previous…
PFAS — the forever chemicals which are next in line to be banned
Product compliance expert recommends companies look for alternatives Weilrod, March 17, 2023 — PFAS chemicals are a hot topic at the moment. Hardly a day goes by when they are…
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PFASs to be banned in the EU
REACH PFAS or "eternal chemicals" - this term covers around 10,000 perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances. These are found in numerous products of daily use, for example outdoor clothing, pans,…
Three new substances on the Proposition 65 list
Proposition 65 On January 27, 2023, the updated Proposition 65 list was published. Three additional substances have been added as they are classified as carcinogenic by the State of California.…