European Commission’s REACH Committee gives green light for use of DEHP in recycled plastics
Overview of Mercosur Food Contact Regulations and Route to Compliance
DEHP recycling approved
Opinion: Chemicals must be excluded from TTIP
NGOs from the EU and the U.S. ask chair of EU Parliament Trade Committee to support exclusion of chemicals from TTIP trade negotiations
ACC comments on DiNP listing
ACC responds to California’s listing of DiNP as hazardous chemical: weight of evidence speaks against listing
NGOs encourage citizens to comment on EDC criteria
Online platform launched to simplify participation in EC’s public consultation on EDCs
EU’s non-toxic strategy reports
EU Commission publishes comprehensive study and 7 sub-studies on its non-toxic environment strategy
German printing ink ordinance comes into force
Federal Council adopts 21st Amendment to Consumer Goods Ordinance regulating printing inks and varnishes that directly or indirectly contact food; includes updated positive list of monomers, additives, colorants, solvents, and photoinitiators; phase in period set until the end of December 2026
Stakeholders comment on evaluation of EU FCM regulation
Industry, authorities and NGOs respond to EU Commission’s consultation on the evaluation and fitness of food contact regulation 1935/2004; Food Packaging Forum highlights assessment of chemical migration from finished articles
Consultation on chemical, product, waste legislation
EU Commission opens consultation and survey on interface between chemical, product, and waste legislation with regard to EU Plastics strategy