The EU Commission has started a public consultation on its REACH revision plans, as delineated in the press release it published. Stakeholders are invited to submit comments up to April 15. The REACH revisions that have been announced are explosive. The plans include stricter requirements for data, expansion of usage...
The ECHA has added four substances of very high concern (SVHC) to the REACH Candidate List, according to a press release issued in January. The list now contains 223 substances. The new substances include: (±)-1,7,7-trimethyl-3-[(4-methylphenyl) methylene]bicyclo[2.2.1] heptan-2-one, including any individual isomers and their combinations: 4-MBC is primarily used as a...
Companies active in Japan have until May 24, 2022 to align the classification and labeling of chemicals and safety data sheets (SDS) with the most-recent requirements of GHS (Rev. 6). As of that date, all the regulations published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) apply: Japanese...
More prohibited and restricted chemicals were exported last year than in the previous year. That’s the finding of the current Report on Exports and Imports in 2020 of Chemicals Listed in Annex I to the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation, which the ECHA published in December. According to the report,...
According to the authors of the Forum REF Project 8 Report (REF 8) published at the beginning of December, three-quarters of the products inspected that were bought online violated REACH or the CLP or Biocidal Products regulations. The ECHA made the announcement in a press release. As part of the...
Malaysia has published the Twelfth Malaysia Plan, 2021-2025 in which the government presents its plans for organizing and coordinating chemical management. The stated goals are to organize and combine the responsibilities of the authorities and align the regulations with international standards like the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants. According to the...
On November 24, the EU published Regulation 2021/2045, which reflects a modification of the REACH Authorization List (Annex XIV of REACH). The Authorization List now contains the endocrine-disrupting properties of the following four phthalates: Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) Benzylbutylphthalate (BBP) Dibutylphthalate (DBP) Diisobutylphthalate (DIBP) The listing affects the future use of the four chemicals. Use of...
On November 22, the EU published Regulation 2021/2030 to modify Annex XVII of REACH. The Regulation restricts the manufacture, the placement on the market, and the use of dimethylformamide (DMF). One common use of DMF is as a solvent for many polymers. According to REACH, the substance is considered reprotoxic in...
On November 9, the British government approved the Environment Act 2021 in parliament. Schedule 21 is particularly noteworthy. It states that the State Secretary is empowered to modify both REACH and REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 – as long as they abide by Article 1 of REACH (aim and scope of the regulation). But the...
Prohibition of Zinc Pyrithione and Other Chemicals Takes Effect on March 1 At the end of October, the EU published Regulation 2021/1902 to modify Annexes II, III, and V of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. According to the Regulation, 23 chemicals with carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic effects (CMR chemicals) may not be used in cosmetics after...
