The registration dossier for Bisphenol A was updated in December 2014. From now on, the dossier will describe only uses of the substance as a polymer. However, its use as an additive in thermal paper, PVC plastics, and brake fluid is no longer captured. Downstream users must now check to…
Experts from the [German] Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesamt für Risikobewertung (BfR)) and the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt (UBA)) have collaborated to examine some 1,932 registration dossiers of leading and individual registrants of phase-in substances that have an annual production of 1,000 tons or more. The results? Six of…
