Ban on lead in PVC products
REACH Since November 29, 2024, lead in a concentration of 0.1% by weight or higher has been banned in PVC products in the EU. Both newly manufactured and imported PVC…
REACH Since November 29, 2024, lead in a concentration of 0.1% by weight or higher has been banned in PVC products in the EU. Both newly manufactured and imported PVC…
REACH A lot has happened since authorities from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden submitted a restriction proposal for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the European Chemicals Agency…
TSCA Companies that manufacture PFAS or products containing PFAS in the USA or import them there must report them retroactively to 2011. However, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has…
REACH From November, the substance triphenyl phosphate (TPP or TPHP) will be added to the REACH candidate list as an SVHC. This is due to its endocrine disrupting properties. Triphenyl…
REACH Stakeholders can submit comments on six substances listed by the ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) as suspected SVHC until October 14. If this suspicion is confirmed, these substances will be…
REACH Due to its harmful effects, another flame retardant was added to the REACH candidate list in June. With its classification as an SVHC (it is considered toxic to reproduction),…
REACH Today it was time again: the REACH candidate list was updated. This happens twice a year, once in January and once in June. This means that new substances are…
REACH Since October 15, the EU has had a ban on microplastics in cosmetics such as loose glitter, scrubs and creams with microbeads, among others. More specifically, the ban covers…
REACH New indoor limits apply to formaldehyde, which has carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. For example, only 0.062 mg/m3 of formaldehyde is now permitted in indoor air for the biggest polluters,…
REACH ECHA informed today that it has added two new substances to the REACH Candidate List. These substances are: Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (CAS No. 75980-60-8). Bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulphone (CAS No. 80-07-9). The…
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