On 25 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that enforcement authorities will check poison centre notifications (PCNs) of hazardous chemical mixtures in order to improve emergency preparedness. This initiative,...
Read MoreOn 19 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) for 2024-2026, which aims to identify substances suspected of posing a risk to human health...
Read MoreOn 13 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted proposals to better prevent and reduce food and textile waste across the EU. Objectives: The proposed amendments to the Waste Framework Directive (WFD)...
Read MoreOn 27 February 2024, the European Parliament approved revised EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments. The agreed regulation implements stricter measures to protect human health and the environment, while...
Read MoreThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is seeking feedback from stakeholders on the draft risk management evaluation for chlorpyrifos, a pesticide proposed for listing as persistent organic pollutant (POP) under the Stockholm...
Read MoreOn 26 February 2024, the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KEMI) announced the latest update of its PRIO tool. The update extends the tool's criteria to include the new hazard classes in the...
Read MoreOn 11 March 2024, the European Parliament and the Council reached a ground-breaking provisional agreement on reformed rules aimed to improve the sustainability and safety of packaging and promote a circular...
Read MoreIn response to growing concerns about toy safety, the European Parliament has backed tougher rules to protect children from potential dangers posed by toys. The new rules, adopted with overwhelming support...
Read MoreOn 13 March 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published on its official website the next steps in the evaluation of the proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Outcome...
Read MoreIn a significant step towards environmental protection, the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2024/590 on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in the Official Journal of the European Union on 20...
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