„The only thing constant in life is change" Heraclitus of Ephesus already knew this and this still holds true 2500 years later. Since the beginning of 2020, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG is new owner of KFT Chemieservice GmbH. Infraserv Höchst appointed Marcus Rosenberger and Stefan Palla as managing directors of KFT Chemieservice GmbH. As a...
Companies established in Great Britain have completed the transfer for their REACH registration to companies established in the EU, Northern Ireland, and the European Economic Area. By the conclusion of the transition period that ran out at the end of March 2021, more than 8,000 REACH registrations have been transferred. The...
The ECHA has recommended to the EU that it include the following seven substances in Annex XIV, the authorization list, of REACH: Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) Terphenyl, hydrogenated Dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) Disodium octaborate Benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid 1,2-anhydride (trimellitic anhydride, TMA) The change would obligate companies that want to continue to use these chemicals to request authorization. But...
The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has deemed the use of four potentially endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) within specific, defined concentrations are safe. The four chemicals are resorcinol, propylparaben, and UV filters benzophenone-3 and octocrylene. Resorcinol is used most frequently as an antioxidant in hair dyes and toners and less often in...
On March 29, South Africa published a Regulation for Hazardous Chemical Agents that includes the requirements of GHS Rev.7 (2017). But the requirements apply only to the classification and labeling of chemicals in the industrial sector. The 1995 Occupational Health and Safety Act serves as the basis for the Regulation. For example, point...
Taiwan plans to include both hydrofluoric acid and ammonia nitrate on its List of Concerned Chemical Substances. The list is part of the Taiwanese Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act (TCCSCA). Nitrous oxide occupies the first position on the list; Hydrofluoric acid and ammonia nitrate occupy positions two and three, respectively....
The EU plans to restrict the use of the methyl-n-methylanthranilate (M-N-MA) fragrance and list it in Annex III of the Cosmetics Regulation. In this draft legislation, the EU is following a recommendation of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). Experts on the committee indicated that the substance is phototoxic, meaning that it...
The European Chemical Industry Council (Conseil Européen des Fédérations de l'Industrie Chimique: CEFIC) criticized the push of the EU Commission to introduce new hazard classes soon. Chemical Watch quoted the Council as saying “as CEFIC, we see this direction as alarming,” because the step works against plans to establish global, uniform hazard communication. In the past, the...
On its Web site, the EU has published a road map for ending the use of dental amalgams and a preliminary Inception Impact Assessment. Feedback from the public is welcome until April 2, 2021. According to the road map, the EU wants to prepare a draft law for ending the use of...
The Canadian Government wants to add several chemicals to the list of toxic substances in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), including long-chain aliphatic amines (staring with chains of 14 carbon atoms), 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) and its precursors, and chlorhexidine. In their assessment, published in the Canada Gazette on March 6,...
A third of all warnings are related to toys, and hazardous chemicals are the reason for warning notifications in 18% of all cases. Those are two essential results from the newest Safety Gate Report, published by the EU at the beginning of March. The EU also issued a press release on March 2. ...
