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Notifications to Poison Centres need to be submitted by importers and downstream users placing mixtures classified for human health or physical hazards on the market. The obligation covers mixtures for consumer, professional and industrial use. The EU harmonised notification requirement through Poison centres Notification (PCN) must be submitted through ECHA´S submission portal and will be […]
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Are you worried about the future renewal of the active substances you use in your Biocidal Products? Are you planning to develop new Biocidal products? If you want to be updated on this important topic, you can visit ECHA website. ECHA publish regularly the list of active substance/product-type combinations where an application for renewal is […]
Read MoreA consolidated opinion of the Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Analysis supporting ECHA’s proposal to restrict the use of the substances Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4); Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) has been published. The scope of the proposed restriction covers the uses of D4, D5 and D6 as a substance or in mixtures used by consumers […]
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Thursday 17 October 2017 – ABBA Playa Gijón Hotel, Spain Free registration – Download the program here (in Spanish) The language of the Seminar will be Spanish. The purpose of this Seminar is to provide manufacturers, importers and/or distributors with guidance on the knowledge of their legal duties to market these products in Europe.It also aims […]
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EFSA has published the report Chemicals in food 2016, which focuses on food contamination by pesticide and veterinary drug residues, and on consumer exposure to two process contaminants of high public interest: acrylamide in food; and glycidyl esters/MCPDs in vegetable oils and food. This report provides an overview of data collected by the EU Member […]
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Under Article 45 of the CLP Regulation, importers and downstream users placing hazardous mixtures on the market have to provide the relevant information to national Poison Centres within their respective Member State. Up to date, the procedure and the data required for such notification are specific for each Member State and no harmonisation exists. However, […]
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Under the USA Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Pollution Prevention Act, EPA evaluates potential risks from new and existing chemicals and finds ways to prevent or reduce pollution before it gets into the environment. The new law includes much needed improvements such as: Mandatory requirement for EPA to evaluate existing chemicals with clear […]
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