by delphic-admin | Dec 1, 2023 | North America
California has adopted legislation to ban personal care goods that contain any of more than two dozen ingredients prohibited in the EU because of their potential health impacts. Signed into law on 8 October, the measure (AB 496) expands on previously greenlit...
by delphic-admin | Dec 1, 2023 | Europe
Cosmetics Europe, the European personal care trade association, recommends that by 31 December 2025, cosmetics manufacturers phase out the use of per- and polyfluoralkyl ingredients (PFAS), if intentionally added to cosmetic products placed on the markets of EU, EEA...
by delphic-admin | Oct 30, 2023 | Europe
Members of the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) have voted in favour of several amendments to the Commission’s proposal to update the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) in a move that aims to combat the spread of harmful pollutants. The...
by delphic-admin | Sep 28, 2023 | Europe
ECHA has suggested a default concentration limit for the European Commission’s future restriction proposal on carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) chemicals in childcare articles that is up to 300 times lower than existing levels under CLP. In a 23 August draft...
by delphic-admin | Jun 24, 2023 | North America
Minnesota has adopted a broad PFAS policy by following Colorado, California, Washington and Maine. From 1 January 2025 legislation will block the sale of the following consumer products containing PFAS: cleaning products;menstrual goods;dental...