Ministry of Justice proposes tax increase on non-biodegradable packaging and new tax on single-use expanded polystyrene food packaging
Label for non-toxic products
Non-profit organization Made Safe launches consumer labels to certify products that are made with safe ingredients
Nano amendments to REACH adopted
EU Member States adopt nano-amendments to REACH Annexes; new requirements for identifying and characterizing nanoforms, providing data for nanomaterials registered under REACH
Request for toxicological profile nominations
U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry requests public to nominate new substances for development of toxicological profiles; nominations accepted until May 20, 2019
Opinion: Legality of Belgian nano register questioned
Legal expert elucidates scope and proceedings of Belgian nano register; questions compatibility with EU law
Non-profit group finds nanomaterials from packaging in food
Non-profit group finds titanium dioxide nanomaterial from packaging in donuts
No higher limit for PBDEs in recycled plastics
EU Parliament adopts POPs Regulation Recast but rejects amendment to increase maximum concentration limit for persistent organic pollutants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers in recycled plastics
EU: FCM legislation vs. REACH
CHEM Trust hosts expert workshop on gaps and overlaps between EU chemicals regulation REACH and EU food contact materials legislation; meeting notes available online
New European commissioner targets non-toxic material cycles
European Commissioner for the Internal Market (DG Grow) commits to removing hazardous substances from material cycles in first address to Parliamentary committee on environment; aims to harmonize rules for substances of very high concern (SVHCs), update REACH legislation to manage endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
Towards a non-toxic future
Danish Ministry holds expert stakeholder workshop to discuss chemical policy; presentations available online; recommendations made for EU Commission