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October 5, 2017
EU Parliament’s vote rejects EU Commission’s proposal for EDC identification criteria for pesticides; asks to remove exemption for the substances with intended endocrine mode of action, deliver new proposal ‘without delay’
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September 29, 2017
European Parliament’s Environment Committee supports objection to EU Commission’s proposal for EDC criteria, highlights unlawful exemptions for compounds with intended endocrine activity, calls on full Parliament to veto criteria proposal
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September 29, 2017
NGOs respond to public consultation, propose to ban BPA in all FCMs that could be used by children, suggest that regulation should cover additional types of FCMs like paper and card
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September 19, 2017
EU Commission opens feedback period on revision of nanomaterial definition; deadline for comments is October 13, 2017
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September 18, 2017
EU Commission and Member States discuss nanomaterials in food and food contact materials; summary report available
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September 18, 2017
Stakeholder NGOs and industry groups nominate priority substances for European Human Biomonitoring Initiative; deadline for nomination is September 2017
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September 8, 2017
EU Commission adopts endocrine disruptor identification criteria for biocides following the endorsement of criteria for pesticides in July 2017
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September 5, 2017
EU Commission to publish next amendment to plastic FCM regulation in December 2017; 4 new substances to be added to Union List, one substance entry to be updated
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September 4, 2017
EU Commission places over 20 carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic substances on Annex XVII list of restricted substances under REACH; amendment includes substances relevant for food contact such as BPA
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August 31, 2017
European Glass Container Federation recommends incentivizing permanent materials and closed loop recycling for food packaging to achieve effective and safe circular economy
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