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February 11, 2021
European Parliament approves report calling for European Commission to adopt binding targets and expanded EcoDesign Directive within Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), aims to reduce overall consumption and material use; proposes solutions to problems of higher prices for recycled materials and low availably of high-quality recycled materials
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July 13, 2020
Calls for ‘one substance – one hazard assessment’ principle, specific provisions for endocrine disrupting chemicals in food contact materials to be treated similar to substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction
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June 30, 2020
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee of European Parliament passes resolution calling for upcoming chemicals strategy to fully apply precautionary and polluter-pays principles; resulting legislation should address and minimize endocrine disrupting and other hazardous chemicals in products including food packaging and recycled materials
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June 17, 2019
EU’s single-use plastics directive now published in the Official Journal of the EU
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May 9, 2019
EU Parliament publishes paper providing an overview of recent developments related to endocrine disrupting chemicals at the European level
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April 29, 2019
Study commissioned by EU Parliament recommends identical management of endocrine disrupting chemicals across sectors within the EU, calls for total prevention of human exposure, prioritizes six key research areas
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Parliament
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April 23, 2019
Resolution passes in EU Parliament calling for EU Commission to act swiftly to ensure human and environmental protection from endocrine disrupting chemicals; specifically calls for revising regulation on food contact materials no later than June 2020
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Parliament
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April 18, 2019
EU Parliament votes to approve revisions to the EU’s General Food Law; next step for Council of Ministers to formally approve text before entering into force
Topics: European Parliament, regulation
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March 28, 2019
European Parliament agrees on measures to ban specific single-use plastics in EU by 2021, sets targets for bottle collection and recycled content, extends producer responsibility and labeling
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March 21, 2019
EU Parliament committee releases report reviewing scientific evidence of endocrine disruption, exposure, associated effects and health costs
Topics: endocrine disruptor, European Parliament
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