REACH revision postponed under pressure from industry

REACH revision postponed under pressure from industry Photo by form PxHere REACH revision postponed under pressure from industry – Industry associations are putting pressure on European Commission members. Now the EU chemicals regulation REACH will not be...

Banning PFAS in firefighting foams

Banning PFAS in firefighting foams​ – ECHA is submitting a proposal to restrict all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in firefighting foams. Firefighting foams containing PFASs have caused many cases of environmental contamination in the EU. Both in...

EU regulations ban tattoo ink from January

EU regulations ban tattoo ink from January – The needle buzzes, the pain is irritating and at the end a dazzlingly colorful bird radiates from the freshly tattooed skin. Tattoos and the people who wear them are no longer uncommon. Whether simple symbols or...

ECHA steps on the brakes

ECHA steps on the brakesRisk Assessment Committee asked to consider new information on microplastics   Against expectations, in February the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) chose not to submit the opinion of its two subcommittees on microplastics to the European...

New EU database for pollutants

New EU database for pollutants from 2021: Impulses for recycling management – ‘From January 5, 2021, information about products containing substances of very high concern that are placed on the EU market must be reported to the European Chemicals...