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The EU’s environmental ministers express concerns about slow moving REACH
Posted on January 26, 2017

The EU’s environmental ministers express concerns about slow moving REACH

The slow implementation pace of Europe’s chemicals legislation is a very real problem. Most recently the Environmental Council, which consists of the Environmental Ministers of all EU member states, publically expressed its deep concerns regarding REACH and the goal to…

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: REACH, REFIT, SIN List
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Here’s what we plan to write in the REACH public consultation
Posted on December 16, 2016

Here’s what we plan to write in the REACH public consultation

Currently there is an ongoing public consultation on the REACH REFIT and Review process. Here I would like to share ChemSec’s input to the public consultation with you, in the hopes I can inspire you to answer it yourself. We...

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: Chemicals & Business, REACH, REFIT
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Why are lobbyists pushing the EU to abandon the hazard approach and what would it mean if we did?
Posted on November 29, 2016

Why are lobbyists pushing the EU to abandon the hazard approach and what would it mean if we did?

In terms of chemicals legislation, there is high pressure on policy makers today to abandon the hazard-based approach. A number of stakeholders would like to go back to the “dark age of chemicals legislation” and reintroduce legislation based solely on...

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: REACH, REFIT, Risk vs Hazard
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The hazard based approach to chemicals is key for both innovation and citizen health
Posted on October 21, 2016

The hazard based approach to chemicals is key for both innovation and citizen health

This week ChemSec met with the Secretariat-General at the Commission discussing REACH and the REFIT process. The Secretariat-General is a very interesting entity. It has its finger everywhere yet it is very invisible; you rarely hear anything about it. So…

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: REFIT, Risk vs Hazard
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How chemical legislations can stimulate business and protect health and the environment at the same time
Posted on September 5, 2016

How chemical legislations can stimulate business and protect health and the environment at the same time

What if you could get the best of both worlds and make EU chemical regulations more efficient for industry and improve environmental protection and human health at the same time? And what if this system was already in place, and…

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: Chemicals & Business, REACH, REFIT
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Posted on June 9, 2016

The REFIT programme can stimulate business and protect health and the environment at the same time

Did you know that soaps used in healthcare and soaps used in households are covered by different chemical regulations? The hazardous chemical Triclosan is therefor allowed in soaps for consumer use but restricted for use in soaps and shampoos used…

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: REFIT
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