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 | 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
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed legislation to ban PFASs, phthalates, formaldehyde and several other chemicals from personal care products in less than two years. The measure (HB 1047), signed into law on 15 May despite an industry veto request, is the...
by delphic-admin | Jul 25, 2022 | Europe
The Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemi) found that 40% of cheap toys bought online. Contained high levels of hazardous substances. Swedish authorities detected harmful substances such as lead and cadmium in sample of 62 toys. Cheap bath toys as well as soft plastic toys...