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June 20, 2016
European Chemicals Agency adds benzo[a]pyrene, a common food chain contaminant, to Candidate List for authorization due to its carcinogenic, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction, PBT, and vPvB properties
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June 13, 2016
ECHA’s Member State Committee recommends adding dicyclohexyl phthalate and 3-benzylidene camphor to the list of substances of very high concern due to endocrine disrupting effects
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June 10, 2016
Scientists find one-fifth of brominated flame retardants’ content in recycling streams is transferred to new products; discuss trade-offs between consumer safety and resource efficiency; European officials maintain toxics can be managed within the circular economy
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May 30, 2016
ECHA updates four REACH guidance documents on nanomaterials
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May 26, 2016
ECHA publishes second report on the operation of the REACH and CLP regulation; knowledge of chemical properties increased; companies still need to provide more and better data
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May 17, 2016
ECHA estimates costs of substituting chemicals of concern at €290 million per year, health benefits of over €700 million per year
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May 10, 2016
ECHA requires registration of biocides in FCMs falling under the Biocidal Products Regulation by September 1, 2016
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April 27, 2016
ECHA to publish additional information from REACH registration dossiers by June 2016
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April 11, 2016
France plans two-step submission of proposals to classify BPA as a substance of very high concern; carcinogenic, mutagenic, and reprotoxic potential to be addressed by August 2016; endocrine disrupting properties to follow in February 2017
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April 11, 2016
ECHA commits to reevaluating the completeness of REACH substance registrations following a Board of Appeal ruling finding that ECHA has previously failed to adequately do so
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