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Canada working towards zero plastic waste

Canadian government plans to establish federal plastics registry and release regulatory framework for plastic packaging; aim to improve knowledge of plastic waste, value recovery, and pollution; measures are open for comment until May 18, 2023; NGO urges government to expand ban on non-recyclable plastic packaging and take further action.

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Criteria to evaluate non-standard studies

Swedish scientists develop criteria for non-standard in vivo studies; allows for inclusion of all relevant data in chemical risk assessment

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Weight-of-evidence approach and PBT/vPvB assessment

ECETOC reviews weight-of-evidence based identification of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, or very persistent/very bioaccumulative substances; focus on relevant chemicals