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January 23, 2018
ECHA drafts restriction proposals for oxo-degradable plastics and microplastics to support European Commission’s plastics strategy
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January 23, 2018
New JRC report analyses state-of-play for critical raw materials in the EU, finds current use “far from being fully circular,” discusses opportunities for improvement and future actions for aligning with circular economy principles
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January 19, 2018
EU Commission publishes 9th amendment to plastic FCM regulation, approves four new food contact substances, extends use of one polymer
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January 17, 2018
European Commission adopts EU-wide strategy for plastics in the circular economy, aims to make all plastic packaging recyclable, reduce single-use plastics, ban intentional microplastics
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January 11, 2018
EU Parliament’s Environment Committee votes in favor of EU Commission’s draft regulation on bisphenol A in food contact materials
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January 9, 2018
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
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January 8, 2018
Council of the European Union and EU Parliament provisionally agree on EU Commission’s proposals for revision of EU waste legislation; introduce new binding targets for packaging waste recycling, define requirements for extended producer responsibility
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December 22, 2017
EU Commission publishes roadmap for “transparency and sustainability of the EU food and feed safety risk assessment model,” aims to increase transparency and involvement of Member States in EFSA’s assessments; public consultation open until January 17, 2018
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December 20, 2017
EU REACH Committee classifies dicyclohexyl phthalate and trimellitic anhydride as substances of very high concern; both substances relevant for food contact
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December 19, 2017
EU Commission impact study finds REACH authorization is ‘achieving its objectives’ by driving substitution of SVHCs and promoting alternative chemicals
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