Science articles

Following the post published on XX/XX/24, we continue with the summary of the items discussed by the EFSA and European Commission staff related to the assessment of coformulants: ITEM 3:…

Certification for biostimulant products in the United States market is a completely voluntary program for companies wishing to obtain compliance for their biostimulant products. The program verifies compliance with the…

In December 2019, the Commission published its European Green Deal, announcing a chemicals strategy for sustainability where they looked at how to simplify and strengthen the legal framework and review…

Following the post published on 29/05/24, we continue with the summary of the items discussed by the EFSA and European Commission’s staff related to the assessment of coformulants in PPP:…

At the end of 2022, into the Omnibus Spending bill was included the “Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MOCRA)”. After almost 80 years, MOCRA is the first update…

The revision of the CLP Regulation welcomes an agreement on improving classification labelling and packaging of hazardous chemicals in 2023.The new measures contemplated will better protect consumers, workers and the…

Transitional measures referred in Art 89 of the BPR apply to authorization of Biocidal Products (BP) that includes one or more active substance, when at least one active substance is…

On June 23, 2017, the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning published the KKDIK regulation with similar scope to the EU REACH Regulation. The purpose is the regulation of…

Proposal complementing the Directive on consumer empowerment for the green transition. In March 2023, the European Commission presented a proposal to regulate environmental claims. The proposed Green Claims Directive complements the February 2024 Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition. The latter Directive establishes requirements on environmental claims and prohibits generic claims based on excellent environmental performance. The proposal for a Directive on environmental claims complements the requirements of this Directive and addresses specific aspects and requirements for explicit environmental claims. This new proposal for a Directive aims to avoid misinformation and prevent greenwashing by seeking to achieve transparent marketing of products and to ensure that claims included on labels are verifiable, reliable and comparable. To this end, companies must include substantiated claims according to established requirements and the information used to substantiate them must be scientifically based. In addition, explicit environmental claims must be assessed to substantiate them, taking into account the life cycle of the product or trader. This assessment should enable the identification of environmental impacts and aspects of the product or trader that affect its environmental performance. For comparative environmental claims, it should be ensured that they can be adequately compared. Furthermore, claims must be assessed and also verified by an accredited third party, and information on the substantiation must also be communicated to consumers. This Directive applies to voluntary explicit environmental claims, as well as to unregulated voluntary environmental labelling schemes. Environmental claims subject to European legislation are not covered by this Directive. With regard to labelling schemes, from now on only those established by public authorities, or schemes based on a certificate of conformity issued by an independent verifier, will be permitted from this point onwards. Other labels that are already subject to European legislation (e.g. the Ecolabel) will also be permitted due to their foundation in European legislation. Member States must implement procedures to verify the justifications and the communication of claims by a verifier issuing a certificate of conformity with the requirements for the label or claim. This Directive applies to all companies that market products or services in the European Union and that include environmental claims on their products or services. Exemptions apply to microenterprises, which are exempted from the substantiation requirements, unless they request verification on a voluntary basis.For further information about our…