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March 27, 2017

ECHA extends data access

ECHA publishes data on 15,000 chemicals registered under REACH; including physical-chemical properties and toxicological data; database available for download

Topics: ECHA, REACH

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March 22, 2017

ECHA committees agree on restriction of 4 phthalates

ECHA’s Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Analysis support proposal to ban endocrine disrupting phthalates DEHP, DBP, DIBP, and BBP in various articles; all 4 substances relevant for food contact materials

Topics: ECHA, endocrine disruptor, phthalates, REACH, SVHC

Reading time: 2 minutes

March 14, 2017

SIN list updated

ChemSec adds 50 new substances to SIN List; includes latest additions to REACH Candidate List as well as newly classified carcinogens, mutagens, or reprotoxicants

Topics: ECHA, REACH, SVHC

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March 1, 2017

Toxicological data missing in REACH registration dossiers

ECHA publishes 2016 REACH evaluation progress report; compliance checks reveal lack of sufficient chemical safety data in majority of evaluated registration dossiers

Topics: ECHA

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February 17, 2017

ECHA verifies REACH registration dossiers

ECHA manually checks completeness of over 1,500 substance dossiers; information on data waiving, substance identity, testing proposals, and chemical safety reports need improvement

Topics: ECHA, REACH

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February 17, 2017

Four phthalates recognized as hormone disrupting for humans

EU REACH Committee classifies DEHP, DBP, BBP, and DIBP as substances of very high concern due to their endocrine disrupting effects in humans

Topics: ECHA, endocrine disruptor, European Commission, phthalates, REACH, SVHC

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January 30, 2017

ECHA selects 162 substances for examination

ECHA screening shortlists 162 potentially hazardous substances for further scrutiny by EU Member States; list not publicly available

Topics: ECHA, REACH, regulation

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January 19, 2017

Member States discuss EDC criteria

DG SANTE publishes latest meeting minutes on revised EDC criteria, summarizes different concerns raised by EU Member States

Topics: DG SANTE, ECHA, EFSA, endocrine disruptor, European Commission, European Parliament, JRC, regulation

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January 16, 2017

EFSA seeking stakeholder experts for EDC guidance

EFSA looking for stakeholder experts to consult drafting of guidance on identification of endocrine disruptors; deadline for nominations is January 31, 2017

Topics: ECHA, EFSA, endocrine disruptor, European Commission, JRC, regulation

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January 12, 2017

BPA and 3 more substances added to SVHC list

ECHA includes four new substances of very high concern in Candidate List; bisphenol A listed as reproductive toxicant

Topics: bisphenol A, ECHA, REACH, regulation, SVHC

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