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regulation
January 26, 2016
Non-profit organization HEAL publishes press release on regulation of FCMs in the EU; highlights necessity of regulating all types of FCMs and prohibiting use of SVHCs and EDCs
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January 26, 2016
Non-profit organization CHEM Trust releases policy briefing on regulation of FCMs in the EU; recommends better integration with REACH and reduction of chemicals of concern
Topics: circular economy, DG SANTE, endocrine disruptor, European Commission, NIAS, REACH, regulation, SVHC
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January 18, 2016
Article in The Intercept outlines how U.S. chemicals regulation reform overrides states’ efforts to restrict toxic chemicals
Topics: regulation, TSCA
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January 18, 2016
French National Assembly adopts new regulation endorsing safer alternatives to toxic chemicals
Topics: regulation
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January 13, 2016
Swedish Minister for Climate and Environment and several NGOs criticize European Commission’s inaction following EU court ruling regarding the setting of EDC criteria
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December 23, 2015
Extensive article informs about gaps in FCM regulation in the EU, hazardous substances found in FCMs, and efforts made by regulators, industry, and non-profit organizations to improve the situation
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December 21, 2015
European Court of Justice ruling requires notification of every article incorporated in a complex product when containing SVHCs above 0.1%; ECHA updates guidance
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December 21, 2015
Udall-Vitter chemical safety bill approved by U.S. Senate; House and Senate must now unify TSCA reform bills to create new U.S. chemical safety law
Topics: regulation, TSCA
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December 17, 2015
General Court of the European Union concludes that the European Commission has breached EU law by failing to define criteria for identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals
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December 16, 2015
Foodwatch online petition calling for functional barriers in paper and board packaging in the EU counts nearly 50,000 signatures; food producers and supermarkets react to study results revealing contamination of certain dry food products with mineral oils
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