Chemical News

An environment free of toxic chemicals is one of a number of commitments made by governments attending the European region of the World Health...

British letter says substitution plan should be required under both routes of authorisation

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has opened a public consultation on its draft work programme for 2011-2013. In a statement, the agency says the period will...

Consultancies seek views on overlap of REACH and other EU legislation

Criminal and administrative sanctions filed against first OR while inspectors look for more

Groups seek progress on PBT criteria, the Candidate List and authorisation procedure

Senate committee hears divergent views on chemical assessment and control needs

A REACH registration consortium is announced for formacare polyols. The substances covered are: Penta, Pentaerythritol, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol,...

As part of a resolution agreed at the Second International Conference on Chemicals Management last year (CW Briefing May 2009), a draft outline of a report...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published directions for companies and other groups that are planning to lodge an appeal against the agency‚s...

Amendments to Annex 1 of the Regulation covering the export and import of dangerous chemicals have been published in the Official Journal.

The Canadian Ministry of the Environment has published a notice of intent in the Canada Gazette to amend the Domestic Substances List of the Canadian...

The EU must continue to lead the fight against the use of mercury worldwide and ensure that its review on the issue to be published in June offers a clear way...

The European Commission‚s Institute for Health and Consumer Protection has awarded two new projects as part of the REACH Implementation Projects on...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published proposals to identify eight chemicals as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) and possible candidates for...

The European Commission has posted information on the two positions of alternate chairman and technically qualified member of the Board of Appeal of the...

Implications of changing the definition of intermediates are enormous says industry

European Commission says ECHA, and industry initiatives failed to pick up missing information

Ministers to discuss priority goal of preventing disease from chemicals

Industry says cost of submissions for harmonised C&L may put companies off

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that Antonio Tajani, vice president of the European Commission and commissioner for DG Industry and...

On Wednesday Wisconsin became the third US state, after Minnesota and Connecticut, to introduce legislation restricting the use of bisphenol A in in baby...

Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) has published results of its Nesting project study on indoor air quality in children's rooms. It found that in 40% of...

The European Chemicals Agency has passed a draft document on the estimation of exposure from the waste life stage, chapter R18 of the Guidance on information...

A new version of the Socio-Economic Impact of a Potential Update of the Restrictions on the Marketing and Use of Cadmium has been published by the European...

Officials say domestic law to ratify international conventions is a priority

The German Environment Minister Dr Norbert Röttgen has called for stricter controls to reduce the amount waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE)...

The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has published a set of frequently asked questions regarding bisphenol A (BPA) and its effects. In it the...

The Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) has published a critical opinion on a survey and health risk assessment of lead in jewellery,...

A REACH consortium has formed for the unknown, of variable composition, or of biological origin (UVCB) substance of boric acid and monoethanolamine, also known...