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EU Farm to Fork Strategy announces timeline for FCM revisions

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Environmental Defense Fund initiative Behind the Label supports businesses to remove chemicals of concern from consumer products

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ECHA to develop positive list for drinking water contact

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) tasked with creating list of substances approved for use in materials that contact drinking water; first draft expected to contain 1,500 substances, be adopted by 2024; substance approval will be time limited and subject to reassessment