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25.09.2025
PFAS
ECHA wraps up restriction planning for forever chemicals / Draft opinion expected by mid-2026
26.08.2025
PFAS
ECHA presents long-awaited restriction proposal update / Two-year review of scientific comment concluded / Commission to make final decision
11.08.2025
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
European Court of Justice overturns ECHA carcinogen classification in final instance / EU committed “manifest error” / NGOs concerned about precedent
17.07.2025
EU POLICY
Commission presents Action Plan to address capacity closure risks / Streamlining of ECHA and REACH envisaged
10.06.2025
PFAS
Sustainable healthcare group warns of forever chemicals inaction / 150 European medical professionals write to EU Commission
09.05.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
“New evidence” sees phthalates in more critical light / EPA seeks reviewers / Starch-based plastics also have risks
28.02.2025
PFAS
France seals new restrictions / US states set own drinking water standards
27.11.2024
PFAS / FLUOROPOLYMERS
Is the EU serious about the PFAS ban? / Interview with pro-K expert Michael Schlipf
12.11.2024
ECHA
SVHC list extended to include flame retardant triphenyl phosphate
21.10.2024
PFAS
EPA orders four producers to clarify toxicity of fluorotelomer acrylate / UK behind on regulating ‘forever chemicals'
14.10.2024
PFAS
New substances proposed for enhanced regulation in US / Upgrade of toxic chemical release inventory
10.07.2024
FRAUNHOFER
PFAS-free polymer membranes developed for semiconductor processing
03.07.2024
REACH
ECHA adds new substances to SVHC list / PFAS review on the agenda for September
24.05.2024
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EPA reveals results of two phthalate assessments / DIDP with mostly clean bill of health; DINP eyed more critically
15.04.2024
PFAS
French national assembly launches go-it-alone move on PFAS / EU accused of foot dragging / Sénat will have final say / Not all NGOs on board
20.02.2024
BISPHENOL A
New EU regulations on the horizon / Public consultation in progress / “Health risk across all age groups”
09.01.2024
PFAS
Settlements, new disputes set to claim more attention in 2024 / Some hope for Chemours / EPA, ECHA moves to be watched
06.12.2023
PVC
ECHA report on additives could prompt new regs / Current workplace rules enough for resin / VinylPlus to address concerns
30.11.2023
PFAS
US court rejects class action suit against 3M, DuPont, others / Ruling says plaintiff did not prove source of contamination / Decision calls use of chemicals ‘nearly ubiquitous'
17.11.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
ECHA confirms presence of toxic chemicals in childcare products / EU commission plans new legislation under REACH
14.11.2023
MICROPLASTICS
REACH restrictions begin / German trade groups offer advice
13.11.2023
PFAS
European Court of Justice tosses Chemours' challenge to ECHA / Dutch lawsuits in progress / EPA urged to stop waste imports
10.10.2023
3M
Belgian site idle again as PFAS issues resurface / Supplier says outage could affect other products
06.10.2023
MICROPLASTICS
EU ban targets cosmetics / Transition period for artifical turf / Building industry receives exemptions
02.10.2023
PFAS
EU ends consultation on proposed restrictions / ECHA scientists to review responses / Ban expected in 2025
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