New task for ECHA to make batteries safer

by | Aug 29, 2023 | News

New task for ECHA to make batteries safer Photo: PxHere New task for ECHA to make batteries safer – ECHA will assist the European Commission in identifying substances of concern contained in batteries or used in their manufacture. It will also develop proposals...

EU-wide PFAS ban in firefighting foam justified!

by | Jul 3, 2023 | News

EU-wide PFAS ban in firefighting foam justified! Foto: Pexels von Pixabay EU-wide PFAS ban in firefighting foam justified! – ECHA’s Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) has issued its final opinion in support of a phase-out ban on per- and...

ECHA opens consultation on hazards and toxicity of tea tree oil

by | Dec 7, 2022 | News

ECHA opens consultation on hazards and toxicity of tea tree oil ECHA opens consultation on hazards and toxicity of tea tree oil – A consultation on the harmonized classification and labeling of tea tree, Melaleuca alternifolia extract and essential oil has been...

ECHA steps on the brakes

by | Apr 28, 2021 | News

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...