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.…
Mercury in lighting banned from this year onwards
ROHS Are you a manufacturer of electrical or electronic components and do you supply to the EU? Then your products are affected by the RoHS Directive, which also applies in…
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The REACH candidate list has been updated
REACH On January 17, 2023, the updated REACH candidate list was published. Nine potentially hazardous substances (so-called SVHC) have been added. The substances are used, for example, in flame retardants,…