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regulation
April 17, 2019
First Integrated Regulatory Strategy report allocates registered chemicals into four pools; calls for optimizing data generation, reviewing still pending follow-up actions, improving quality of registration information
Topics: ECHA, regulation
Reading time: 1 minute
April 16, 2019
Ministries in Japan announce 15 new substances as priority assessment substances, 6 of which known to be used in food contact materials; requires annual reporting for import and manufacture
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April 15, 2019
Food Contact Plastics Seminar 2019 discusses use of the mutual recognition principle, improved supply chain communication, analysis of non-intentionally added substances, and regulation of recycling for plastic FCMs
Reading time: 4 minutes
April 9, 2019
Non-governmental organization outlines five key principles to improve future regulation of food contact materials in the EU; aims to inform ongoing public consultation
Topics: regulation
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April 2, 2019
United Kingdom’s Parliament passes legislation to regulate food contact materials in case no deal is reached with the EU; copies current EU legislation with potential future trade impacts if EU laws further develop
Topics: regulation
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April 2, 2019
European Environmental Bureau publishes report reviewing the achievements, challenges, and recommendations following a decade of the EU’s chemical regulation REACH; calls for timely risk management of evaluated substances, improved transparency, and expanded registration checks
Topics: REACH, regulation
Reading time: 2 minutes
April 1, 2019
Law firm Keller and Heckman LLP publishes summary of updates in Chinese regulations affecting food packaging; release of further regulations and standards expected in 2019
Topics: china, regulation
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April 1, 2019
Governmental, non-governmental, and industry stakeholders launch two partnerships to help harmonize chemical regulations and reporting of chemicals along supply chain
Topics: regulation
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March 29, 2019
Consumer goods company Proctor and Gamble comments on challenges they face during registration under Korean chemicals legislation; highlights difficulty in obtaining data on chemical substances used and in joint registration of polymers
Topics: REACH, regulation
Reading time: 1 minute
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
Reading time: 2 minutes
