The restriction proposal for PFAS has resulted in a flood of around 5,600 comments. The ECHA must now review them by the end of September 2024. Because the planned restriction covers more than 10,000 PFAS, it affects many applications in a wide range of industries, including the electronics and semiconductor…
The ECHA has published a restriction proposal for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on its Web site. The proposal covers about 10,000 PFAS, making it one of the most comprehensive regulations since REACH went into effect in 2007. National agencies in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden developed the…
Because of their potential endocrine-disrupting or reprotoxic effect, the use of 34 bisphenols is to be restricted, according to a press release issued by the ECHA. The Agency made this decision after an assessment of 148 bisphenols that it carried out with agencies from various EU member states, including Germany….
Germany has submitted a restriction proposal on diisocyanates to the ECHA. According to the proposal, diisocyanates may no longer be used as substances, components of other substances, or in mixtures for industrial and commercial purposes unless one of the following applies: The cumulative concentration of diisocyanates in the substance or…
