Stockholm Convention

May 8, 2023

UV-328 listed as POP under the Stockholm Convention

11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention lists UV absorber as Persistent Organic Pollutant (POP); first non-halogenated POP under the Convention; also listing of flame retardant dechlorane plus and pesticide methoxychlor in Annex A

Topics: persistency, persistencyStockholm Convention, Stockholm Convention, UN, UV filters

Reading time: 2 minutes

November 1, 2022

ASEAN member actions on plastic and chemical pollution

Nations in Southeast Asia collectively working on reducing plastic pollution and related chemical hazards; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signs off on project to “combat” marine plastic; Thailand plans ban on plastic scrap imports; new research available on sources of plastic pollution in Indonesia and Vietnam; Vietnam and Singapore implementing stricter chemical regulations; extended producer responsibility for plastic waste becomes law in Philippines

Topics: ASEAN, Indonesia, Philippines, plastics, POP, Singapore, Stockholm Convention, Thailand, Vietnam

Reading time: 6 minutes

October 13, 2022

UN committee recommends global ban of UV-328

18th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Review Committee recommends global elimination of the UV stabilizer known as UV-328 under the Stockholm Convention; time limited exemptions proposed for some current uses; Convention will review the proposal for finalization in May 2023

Topics: Stockholm Convention, UN, UV filters

Reading time: 1 minute

February 1, 2022

UV-328, PFCAs, chlorinated paraffins move closer to global restrictions

17th meeting of the Stockholm Convention’s Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) considers scientific evidence, agrees to move all substances onto next step in review process; long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), medium-chain chlorinated paraffins, and UV-328 all known to have been used in food packaging

Topics: persistency, pollution, Stockholm Convention

Reading time: 3 minutes

January 22, 2021

UV-328 qualifies for screening as POP

Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) meeting finds antioxidant UV-328 (TINUVIN-328) fulfills all four criteria for screening as Persistent Organic Pollutant (POP) under the Stockholm Convention; next step is the preparation of a draft risk profile for the widely used plastic additive

Topics: endocrine disruptor, human health, POP, Stockholm Convention, UV-stabilizer