International Conference on Food Contact Compliance held in September 2016 in Baveno, Italy
ECHA committees support restricting C6 PFAS and related substances
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Analysis adopt final opinions supporting Germany’s proposal to restrict the six-carbon chain (C6) undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts, and related substances; restriction on this per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) specifically targets its use in food contact materials
European Commission publishes TTIP legal texts
EU textual proposals in bilateral trade talks publicly available, EC commits to higher level of transparency
Inspections for REACH compliance begin
Inspectors and customs authorities to systematically check importers and manufacturers for registration obligations under REACH
ECHA biocides committee adopts 13 opinions
Opinions cover five active substances, hydrogen peroxide approved under product-type 4 as food and feed area disinfectant
MEPs criticize delay in European EDC policy
Members of European Parliament send letter criticizing slow advances on EDCs policy to European Commission president Barroso
EU policy on EDCs deliberately obstructed
New report reveals internal documents, details stakeholder activities in obstructing Commission work on endocrine disrupting chemicals
Chile passes comprehensive plastics legislation
Chilean legislature unanimously passes comprehensive single-use and recycled plastics regulations; regulation bans single-use plastic use within a food establishment, compels markets and convenience stores to only sell recyclable beverage containers, beverage containers must contain plastic collected and recycled within Chile; regulations come into effect over 3 years
Sweden sues Commission on EDC criteria
Sweden announced it would sue the European Commission for delaying the EDC criteria, accuses EC of industry lobbying
EU Commission publishes endocrine disruptor expert report
Scientific expert advisory group shares views on scientific issues relevant to endocrine disrupting chemicals