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regulation
May 22, 2019
European Council formally adopts new rules on single-use plastics and recycling targets; directive completes final step before becoming law; England to ban plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds from April 2020
Topics: plastics, regulation
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May 21, 2019
German NGO BUND uses freedom of information request to identify substances and companies implicated in incomplete REACH dossiers, calls on ECHA to increase transparency of substance registrations
Topics: REACH, regulation
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May 17, 2019
Stakeholders urge equal treatment of SVHCs in REACH and FCM legislation, call for more harmonized FCM measures
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May 14, 2019
Food Packaging Forum submits comments for the European food contact regulatory review; suggests clarification of assumptions and publication of updated guidance for safety assessments for all food contact materials
Topics: European Commission, regulation
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May 14, 2019
ILSI North America holds first public food packaging conference; several FDA speakers shared updates from ongoing work in pre- and post-market FCM risk assessment
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May 13, 2019
Parties to the Convention adopt changes to place plastic waste under the Prior Informed Consent procedure; requires plastic waste exporters to obtain permission from importing countries
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May 10, 2019
U.S. Food and Drug Administration releases guidance for preparation of food contact notifications for substances in contact with formula or milk
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May 9, 2019
Keller and Heckman LLP perplexed by recommendation included in California state fact sheet on styrene under Proposition 65
Topics: polystyrene, regulation
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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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May 8, 2019
Industry association meeting with Brazilian government urges continued work on national chemicals management bill; seen as necessary for accession to the OECD, would result in creation of national chemicals register, technical committees
Topics: regulation
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