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May 24, 2024
Fourth round of negotiations for a new global instrument on plastic pollution took place in Ottawa, Canada from April 23 – 29, 2024; member states agree on intersessional work to be carried out on financial mechanisms and chemicals of concern ahead of upcoming final session; no agreement on reducing primary plastic production; concerns raised over industry lobbyists outnumbering scientists and many national delegations; final INC-5 meeting set to take place in Busan, Republic of Korea on November 25 – December 1, 2024
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July 28, 2017
Brazilian Chemical Safety Agency prepares draft law to regulate industrial chemicals currently not covered by existing national policies
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December 16, 2016
Civil society groups release position paper on EU regulation of nanomaterials; claim REACH is not fit-for-purpose regarding nanomaterials and push for nano-specific framework legislation
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April 1, 2015
EFSA publishes editorial about its current work on risk assessment methodologies
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October 24, 2017
ECHA plans workshops and network for supply chain to discuss and advance substitution of hazardous chemicals
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July 21, 2016
Collaboration of international scientists develop SYRINA framework for reviewing and assessing studies on endocrine disruptors; urge regulators to use these new methods for decision-making
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February 24, 2021
Department of Ecology for the US state of Washington publishes alternatives assessment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging, identifies alternatives for four packaging types; restrictions will come into force early 2023; working draft criteria defining “safer” and “feasible and available” for alternative assessments released for public comment
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April 18, 2023
Group of Japanese consumer organizations form ‘Network for Protecting Children from Hazardous Chemicals’; purpose is to gather and communicate scientific research and urge for legislative changes; inauguration event takes place on April 22, 2023
