Why last week’s EDC vote was a huge step forward
Historical EU vote recognises four chemicals as hormone disrupting for humans
Yesterday the EU member states of the REACH committee voted in favour of recognising four phthalates as hormone disrupting for humans. The historical vote is the first time ever that chemicals has been recorded as endocrine disrupting (EDCs) for humans…
New restriction rules in the EU for toxic flame retardant decaBDE
The toxic flame retardant decaDBE will get restricted from 2 March 2019, ENDS Europe writes. The substance will be restricted to manufacture and import as well as restricted in formulations and/or mixtures and articles with a concentration greater than 0.1…
Court rules in ECHA’s favour over its decision to release confidential chemical information to NGOs
ECHA was right in its decision to release previously undisclosed information connected to a DEHP authorisation application to environmental NGOs ClientEarth and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Chemical watch writes. The application for authorisation by Czech chemicals manufacturer, Deza, contained…
Are the wheels of European chemical policy finally starting to turn again?
As an environmentally aware person working with chemical policy it is not every day you get to see positive signs. Industry lobbyists are hindering progressive legislation, the policy and implementation processes are too slow and the positive effects of what…