by delphic-admin | Mar 21, 2024 | Europe
Lithuania’s environment ministry has proposed a draft law to better align the EU member state with trade bloc rules on chemicals managed under REACH, CLP, POPs and more. The government endorsed the draft ‘law on chemical substances and chemical mixtures’ on 14...
by delphic-admin | Mar 21, 2024 | Europe
On 14 February 2024, Cosmetics Europe (CE – the EU personal care association) and the European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) launched their joint guidance on the EU REACH microplastics restriction. Available here. The guidance outlines: the requirements...
by delphic-admin | Dec 1, 2023 | Europe
Companies representing the global silicones industry have lost major appeal cases seeking to overturn decisions identifying siloxanes as substances of very high concern under REACH and banning them in wash-off cosmetics due to environmental hazards. In two separate...
by delphic-admin | Dec 1, 2023 | Europe
The EU Commission shared an updated draft of the proposed EU REACH restriction for cyclotetrasiloxane (D4), cyclopentasiloxane (D5) and cyclohexasiloxane (D6) at an EU REACH Committee meeting on 25th October. The updated draft has a significant change in regard to 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...