Chemical Watch Newshttp://chemicalwatch.com/newsLatest news from Chemical WatchSat, 13 Mar 2010 04:30 GMT180SaturdaySundayEuropean governments agree to tackle toxic chemicals in pact to reduce adverse health impactshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3451?rss=newsFri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTAn environment free of toxic chemicals is one of a number of commitments made by governments attending the European region of the World Health...EU Commission under pressure to break authorisation deadlockhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3449?rss=newsFri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTBritish letter says substitution plan should be required under both routes of authorisationECHA consults on three-year draft work programmehttp://chemicalwatch.com/3450?rss=newsFri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has opened a public consultation on its draft work programme for 2011-2013. In a statement, the agency says the period will...Consultation website for REACH 2012 review goes livehttp://chemicalwatch.com/3445?rss=newsThu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTConsultancies seek views on overlap of REACH and other EU legislationDutch REACH authorities clamp down on “mailbox ORs”http://chemicalwatch.com/3447?rss=newsThu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTCriminal and administrative sanctions filed against first OR while inspectors look for moreNGOs demand Commissioners move forward key REACH issueshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3446?rss=newsThu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTGroups seek progress on PBT criteria, the Candidate List and authorisation procedureUS industry groups split on extent of TSCA reformhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3441?rss=newsWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTSenate committee hears divergent views on chemical assessment and control needsREACH consortium announced for formacare polyolshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3435?rss=newsWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTA REACH registration consortium is announced for formacare polyols. The substances covered are: Penta, Pentaerythritol, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol,...UN body publishes draft outline of report on impacts of nanotechnology on developing countrieshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3444?rss=newsWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTAs part of a resolution agreed at the Second International Conference on Chemicals Management last year (CW Briefing May 2009), a draft outline of a report...ECHA publishes directions for lodging appealshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3442?rss=newsWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published directions for companies and other groups that are planning to lodge an appeal against the agency‚s...Amendments published to EU Regulation on trade in dangerous chemicalshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3443?rss=newsWed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTAmendments to Annex 1 of the Regulation covering the export and import of dangerous chemicals have been published in the Official Journal.Canada proposes action to control risks associated with 22 substanceshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3431?rss=newsTue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe Canadian Ministry of the Environment has published a notice of intent in the Canada Gazette to amend the Domestic Substances List of the Canadian...European Environmental Bureau calls for EU leadership on mercury reductionhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3434?rss=newsTue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe EU must continue to lead the fight against the use of mercury worldwide and ensure that its review on the issue to be published in June offers a clear way...European Commission awards projects on nanomaterial assessment under REACHhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3430?rss=newsMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Commission‚s Institute for Health and Consumer Protection has awarded two new projects as part of the REACH Implementation Projects on...Trichloroethylene, borates and chromates in latest SVHC proposalshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3428?rss=newsMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published proposals to identify eight chemicals as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) and possible candidates for...European Commission seeks members for ECHA Board of Appealhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3429?rss=newsMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Commission has posted information on the two positions of alternate chairman and technically qualified member of the Board of Appeal of the...Industry gives ECHA response on intermediateshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3426?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTImplications of changing the definition of intermediates are enormous says industryECHA to contact silent SIEF pre-registrantshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3425?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTEuropean Commission says ECHA, and industry initiatives failed to pick up missing informationEmerging chemical issues on agenda of European environment and health meetinghttp://chemicalwatch.com/3424?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTMinisters to discuss priority goal of preventing disease from chemicalsREACH Committee clears draft CLP fee Regulationhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3422?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTIndustry says cost of submissions for harmonised C&L may put companies offNew commissioners to discuss key issues with ECHA and other stakeholdershttp://chemicalwatch.com/3423?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that Antonio Tajani, vice president of the European Commission and commissioner for DG Industry and...Wisconsin becomes third US state to ban BPA in baby bottleshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3418?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTOn Wednesday Wisconsin became the third US state, after Minnesota and Connecticut, to introduce legislation restricting the use of bisphenol A in in baby...WECF indoor air study shows high formaldehyde and VOC levels in children's roomshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3420?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTWomen in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) has published results of its Nesting project study on indoor air quality in children's rooms. It found that in 40% of...ECHA sends draft waste life stage exposure estimation guidance to Partner Expert Grouphttp://chemicalwatch.com/3417?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency has passed a draft document on the estimation of exposure from the waste life stage, chapter R18 of the Guidance on information...European Commission publishes corrected socio-economic study on cadmium restrictionshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3421?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTA new version of the Socio-Economic Impact of a Potential Update of the Restrictions on the Marketing and Use of Cadmium has been published by the European...US legislators discuss tighter controls for PBTshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3416?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTOfficials say domestic law to ratify international conventions is a priorityGerman environment minister calls for stricter rules to prevent illegal WEEE exportshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3407?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe German Environment Minister Dr Norbert Röttgen has called for stricter controls to reduce the amount waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE)...German institute says BPA safe for baby bottles, but not in teatshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3386?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has published a set of frequently asked questions regarding bisphenol A (BPA) and its effects. In it the...EU scientific committee criticises Danish study's lead in jewellery health assessmenthttp://chemicalwatch.com/3408?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) has published a critical opinion on a survey and health risk assessment of lead in jewellery,...New consortium set up for boric acid and monoethanolamine UVCBhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3394?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTA REACH consortium has formed for the unknown, of variable composition, or of biological origin (UVCB) substance of boric acid and monoethanolamine, also known...ECHA progresses draft guidance on exposure assessment scope, waste and recovered materialshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3389?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has advanced several pieces of draft guidance relating to REACH. A draft of a new chapter on the scope of exposure...Downstream users ask ECHA to survey for registration intentionshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3377?rss=newsWed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTAgency confident current activities will answer supply chain concernsTrade unions join forces to promote REACH and CLP informationhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3374?rss=newsWed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the European Chemical Workers‚ Federation (EMCEF) are working together to promote information from the...California outlines draft framework for safer products Regulationhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3376?rss=newsWed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTIn the USA, California‚s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has published a draft flowchart covering the Regulation for safer products as part...Global chemical leasing award winners recognisedhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3370?rss=newsTue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTEcopetrol, Ikea among first winners of prize for saving costs and delivering environmental benefitsAntimony levels in fruit juice a concern, say scientistshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3372?rss=newsTue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTScientists at the University of Copenhagen have found high levels of antimony in fruit juices that give cause for concern, according to an article published in...US EPA seeks data on 29 orphan high production volume chemicalshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3373?rss=newsTue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTIn the USA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a test rule to collect data on 29 high production volume chemicals. The proposal is based on...US EPA clarifies chemical identification process for activated phosphorshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3371?rss=newsTue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe US Environmental Protection Agency has issued notice in the Federal Register clarifying how activated phosphors should be chemically identified for the...Industry publishes study on PBT priority settinghttp://chemicalwatch.com/3363?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTUnilever‚s Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre in the UK has published a study called The Precautionary Principle and Environmental Persistence:...US EPA consults on method for assessing toxicity of PAH mixtureshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3368?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted a draft document on the Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic...German institute publishes studies on risk communicationhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3362?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTGermany‚s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has published two studies on concepts of risk communication. The studies aim to address differences...European Commission seeks to accelerate basis for defining nanomaterialshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3369?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Commission‚s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has been asked to provide a scientific opinion via...ECHA schedules major REACH-IT upgradehttp://chemicalwatch.com/3364?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that REACH-IT will be closed between 09.00 Eastern European Time (EET; GMT+2) on 18 March and 12.00 EET on 22...ECHA sends draft consumer exposure estimation guidance to committeeshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3365?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTDraft guidance on consumer exposure estimation, chapter 15 of the guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment, has been sent by the...Canadian government adds benzyl chloride to list of toxic substanceshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3367?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe Canadian government has announced that it will add benzyl chloride to Schedule 1 of the List of Toxic Substances in order to control health and...OECD publishes round-up of current activities in nanomaterial safetyhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3366?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe OECD has published a status report on current developments and activities in the field of manufactured nanomaterial safety at national and international...UN conventions agree to appoint joint headhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3359?rss=newsFri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTHistoric simultaneous meeting of parties to Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm ConventionsUS EPA to expand endocrine disrupters programmehttp://chemicalwatch.com/3358?rss=newsFri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT“Several hundred” chemicals to be screened in next few yearsECHA issues key advice for REACH dossiershttp://chemicalwatch.com/3360?rss=newsFri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTCompliance checks in 2009 resulted in seven 'quality observation letters' and three draft decisionsSwedish agency calls for notification of nanomaterials placed on EU markethttp://chemicalwatch.com/3357?rss=newsFri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTA report published by the Swedish National Chemicals Agency (KEMI) says there is a need for greater research in the EU and stronger legislation to protect...