16 Feb, 202628 Aug, 2026

UK REACH Consultation on Extending Transitional Registration Deadlines

UK REACH is the regulatory framework governing the manufacture, import, and use of chemical substances in Great Britain, replacing EU REACH following the UK’s exit from the European Union. Originally,…

02 Feb, 202628 Aug, 2026

New EU rules proposed for the approval of Biocontrol active substances and products (expected for 2027-2028)

2025 was a year of political awakening where both the European Commission and the European Parliament agreed to accelerate access to biocontrol for European farmers which up-to-now is still very…

02 Jan, 202602 Jan, 2026

Fertilizing product regulation: Removal of the FPR requirement for REACH+

Since the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 (FPR) on fertilising products, the CE Marking system has sought to harmonise and facilitate the free movement within the internal market…

01 Sep, 202501 Sep, 2025

USA Organic Foods Productoin Act of 1990 (OFPA)

The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) is a U.S. legislation enacted as part of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990. Its purpose is to establish…

20 Mar, 202501 Sep, 2025

Evaluation and Substitution of Active Substances in Biocidal Products: Ethanol Consultation

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a public consultation on the availability of substitutes and alternatives to ethanol in certain biocidal products. This consultation is part of the European…

28 Nov, 202403 Dec, 2024

SMET – Single Market in the EU for plant protection products

The SMET (Single Market for Environmental Technologies) is a European Union initiative that emerged in 2020 and aims to foster the development and commercialization of innovative environmental technologies within the…

18 Nov, 2024

Approval Date Biocide EU: Prallethrin (Insecticide)

On October 2, 2024, the European Commission published the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2575, which indicates the approval date of Prallethrin as an insecticide biocidal active substance (PT18). The effective date…

20 Jun, 202419 Jun, 2024

Biocidal Product Regulation REFIT

On 25 February, the European Parliament adopted the proposal to amend the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). The amendment clarifies some ambiguous terms and errors which were identified not long after…

20 May, 202406 Sep, 2024

EPA Safer Choice label and Design for the Environment Certification

Kaeltia Consulting provides an overview of the new EPA Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) Pesticide Projects Efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider the effects…

10 Apr, 202418 Jul, 2024

Hazard Coformulants Assessment (Part 1) An urgent need detected

In recent times, there is an important interest in hazard coformulants assessment together with the active substances due to the impact in the safe use of the PPP. EFSA and…