February 2010

08-Feb-10
High level REACH group aims for speedy response to industry's deadline worries
More information has emerged regarding the new Directors’ Contact Group, which met for the first time last Friday with the aim of addressing industry... More
08-Feb-10
EPA proposes new use controls targeted at multi-walled carbon nanotubes
In the USA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reissued proposals that would see a Significant New Use Rule applied to multi-walled carbon nanotubes.... More
06-Feb-10
REACH consortium announced for TMQ
A REACH registration consortium has been announced for oligomers of 1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline (TMQ). Speciality chemicals company Lanxess is lead... More
05-Feb-10
US senator calls for consensus on planned chemical safety bill
In the USA, Senator Frank Lautenberg repeated his intention to introduce a safe chemicals bill in the coming weeks at yesterday’s hearing on "Current... More
05-Feb-10
UK to build case for EU controls on deca-BDE

Flame retardant may be one of first “substances of equivalent concern” under REACH
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05-Feb-10
Row intensifies over intermediates under REACH

Member States support ECHA/EU Commission paper but industry says it is “most controversial document ever”
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05-Feb-10
REACH Directors' Contact Group meets for first time

Directors of EU Commission, ECHA and six trade bodies discuss SIEF concerns
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05-Feb-10
Draft updated REACH use descriptor guidance progresses
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that draft updated guidance on the use descriptor system has been forwarded to the Competent Authorities for... More
04-Feb-10
ECHA details plans for IUCLID switch over and REACH-IT update
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has outlined the timings for switching from IUCLID 5.0 and 5.1 to version 5.2 for REACH registrations. Companies wishing to... More
04-Feb-10
German environment group raises issue of plastic toy toxicity
BUND, the German branch of environmental group Friends of the Earth, has issued a statement to coincide with the Nuremberg International Toy Fair accusing... More
04-Feb-10
ChemSec promotes REACH use outside Europe
NGO the International Chemicals Secretariat (ChemSec) is promoting the use of the new rights to information about hazardous substances offered by theREACH... More
04-Feb-10
US researchers report link between bisphenol A exposure and asthma
Scientists in the US have linked maternal exposure to bisphenol A with an increased likelihood of mouse pups developing experimental asthma. The study is... More
03-Feb-10
Chemical producers protest over safety data sheet timelines

Adoption of REACH Annex II revision will leave little time for compliance says industry
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03-Feb-10
Engineering sector opposes extension of RoHS to more industrial equipment

Equipment used in capital goods should not be covered without impact assessment, says trade body
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03-Feb-10
Canadian government proposes action against 14 more substances
The Canadian Ministries of Health and Environment have released draft screening assessment reports and risk management scopes for 14 substances assessed in... More
03-Feb-10
US State lists 66 hazardous substances in trial of new child product safety rule
In the US, Washington’s Department of Ecology has announced a project to test implementation of the State’s new Children's Safe Product Act. Working... More
03-Feb-10
Norwegian government tells consumers to push for information on hazardous chemicals
The Norwegian Climate and Pollution Control Directorate (KLIF) has launched a website to help consumers find out about hazardous substances in the goods they... More
03-Feb-10
Canadian researchers report low dose effects of BPA in the placenta
Researchers in Canada say that exposure to low concentrations of bisphenol A (BPA) damages and kills cultured human placenta cells. The researchers from the... More
02-Feb-10
US Senate Committee to hold public exposure to toxic chemicals hearing
In the USA, the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health – part of the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works – is... More
02-Feb-10
ECHA publishes draft guidance on environmental exposure estimation
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published draft guidance on environmental exposure estimation, which forms chapter 16 of the guidance on information... More
02-Feb-10
EU Commission agrees new controls on ethyl lauroyl arginate
New controls on ethyl lauroyl arginate, a personal care product ingredient, have been published in the Official Journal. The use restrictions have been... More
01-Feb-10
Industry information delays ECHA committee opinion on photographic uses of boric acid
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) discussed a request from the European Commission to draw up an opinion on the photographic... More
01-Feb-10
Revised EU eco-label Regulation published in Official Journal
The revised EU eco-label Regulation, agreed in November last year, has been published in the Official Journal. The new regulation states that the eco-label... More
01-Feb-10
OECD issues brochure on tool for estimating persistance and transport of organics
The OECD Environment Directorate has published a brochure on the tool it has developed for estimating overall persistence and the long-range transport potential... More

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