The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) of the EU has issued a risk assessment that finds the use of the nanoform of piperazine derivative HAA299 to be safe in skin cosmetics, as long as the concentration does not exceed 10%. Nevertheless, use as inhalants are to be avoided because…
After the first per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) consultation the spring of 2020, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden have now opened a second consultation period. The consultation offers stakeholders the opportunity to confirm already available information on PFASs and supply new information, such as data related to the…
Japan wants to improve work safety when dealing with chemicals and is considering modifications of its Health and Safety Law. The measures being planned are based on a report, How to Manage Chemicals in the Workplace (in Japanese only), published by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW)…
The EU has tossed two cases brought by chemical companies and trade associations. In one case, the industry wanted to block inclusion of three siloxanes (D4, D5, and D6) in Annex XIV of REACH, the authorization list. The other case argued against the limitation of D4 and D5 in wash-off…
With Regulation 2021/643, the EU has modified Annex VI, Part 1, of Regulation 1272/2008 on the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation). The change has been in effect since May 10. The change represents the EU’s response to the desire of member states and stakeholders who…
Sweden and the Netherlands are driving the implementation of a Mixture Assessment Factors (MAF) road map. The MAF contributes to safer evaluation of the risks created by mixtures. The thought behind the MAP is that human beings are exposed to many chemicals, and that the risks arising from exposures at…
Inspections in 16 EU member states have shown that 23% of imported products fail to meet the requirements of REACH and the CLP Regulation. The ECHA made the announcement in a press release. The inspections were part of a large pilot project of the ECHA Enforcement Forum that began in…
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), an umbrella organization founded in 2004 has published a report ‘Turning the Plastic Tide’ that contains current data and facts on the problem of plastic. The authors find that if the production of plastic continues as it has, all the efforts of the EU…
Industry representatives, including the American Chemistry Council (ACC), have criticized the draft guidance published in mid-August by the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE). As part of the period allowed for public comments, which ended on September 6, representatives of the ACC stated that the new requirements for registration…
About 20% of slime toys contain migration levels of boron that are too high. That’s the finding of a study made with a project named “Coordinated Activities on the Safety of Products” (CASP). Scientists analyzed a total of 195 samples. In 39 of the samples, they found values higher than…
