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FCMs regulations are fast-moving to improve the protection of public health. Food contact materials (FCMs) refer to all materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, for example, packaging and containers, machinery to process fo

On 17 May 2024, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2024/1328, which significantly amends Annex XVII (the list of restricted substances) of the REACH Regulation. This new regulation imposes restrictions on the use and placing on the mar

On May 2, 2022, the European Union released a draft to amend Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. The new amendment mainly concerns articles in which production includes the use of formaldehyde or formaldehyde-releasing substances that release

On June 8, 2022, the European Commission published a proposal on Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) articles that contain lead and lead compounds. The draft proposal amends Annex XVII, specifically entry 63, prohibiting the use of lead and lead compounds in PV

The European Union’s Committee for the REACH Regulation will discuss a restriction proposal on microplastics by the European Commission in its upcoming meeting on September 23, 2022. The release of microplastics – “synthetic polymer microp

Under the EU Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), Germany’s Öko-Institut has initiated an evaluation on exemption requests for cadmium quantum dots in lighting and display applic

Background  The European Parliament has long believed that heavy metal pollution must not be made worse by recycling polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Due to the voluntary commitment of the PVC industry in the EU, lead in PVC has been phased out in the E

On 5 August 2021, the Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1297 was released to restrict the use of perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-C14 PFCAs), their salts, and C9-C14 PFCA-related compounds under entry 68 of REACH Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 Annex XVII.

On 8 June 2023 the European Commission added 24 new entries for substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction (CMR) to the REACH Restricted Substance List (Annex XVII). The list of substances was published in an Annex to the C

On 22 June 2023, the European Chemistry Agency (ECHA) announced that its Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) supports the gradual ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in firefighting foams proposed by ECHA in February 2022. The

On 26 June 2023, a proposed exemption for the use of cadmium and lead in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) under Annex IV of the EU Directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment was put out for discussion b

On 14 July 2023, the European Commission adopted an amendment (Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1464) to the REACH Regulation which introduces maximum emission limit for formaldehyde in a variety of consumer products. Formaldehyde is mostly used in

On 24 August 2023, the transition period for the amendment of Annex XVII REACH regarding restriction of diisocyanates ends. The amendment, Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/1149, came into force on 23 August 2020 and included a transition period of 3 y

On 25 September 2023, the European Commission adopted new rules under EU-REACH to restrict microplastics intentionally added to products. The amendment, Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, to Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the Europe

On 8 September 2023, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) adopted its opinion supporting France’ proposal to restrict the placing on the market, reuse of wood treated with creosote and related substances and ba

The European Commission issued Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2024/232 on 25 October 2023, amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. This amendment ensures a balance between environmental sustainability and con

At a meeting of the European Commission’s REACH Committee on 29 February 2024, EU Member States voted in favour of a Commission Regulation restricting perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and related substances. The proposal, originally submit

On 1 July 2024, CARACAL (Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP) approved the review of the rolling list, leading to the publication of updates to Annex I of the Restrictions Roadmap under the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. This roadmap, whi

The European Commission has that two substances, N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and 1-ethylpyrrolidin-2-one (NEP), will be added to the Authorisation List (Annex XVII) of the REACH Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) by a new Commission Regulatio

The European Union has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft Commission Regulation proposing amendments to the REACH Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006). The amendment aims to include recently classified carcinogens, germ cell