23-05-2013

The proposal for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of etridiazole was submitted by the Netherlands in February 2012 and was already subject to a public consultation which ended on 13 April 2012. After the closure of that public consultation, concerns have been raised by the ...

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ECHA provides final advice for companies registering by the registration deadline of 31 May 2013

16-05-2013

With only a few weeks to go until the second REACH deadline, all registrants should be making the final arrangements for the submission of their dossier. At this stage, lead and member registrants should have already decided how to meet the relevant information requirements and the ...

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03-05-2013

The CLH proposals for the two borates disodium octaborate, anhydrate and disodium octaborate, tetrahydrate, have been submitted by the Netherlands. Neither substance has an existing harmonised classification and for both substances the dossier submitter is proposing classification for ...

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30-04-2013

Following several exchanges of information between the parties and interveners as well as an oral hearing, the Board of Appeal has granted the Appellant’s request to annul an ECHA decision requiring it to carry out a 90-day repeated dose toxicity study in the rabbit by inhalation on the ...

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25-04-2013

The amendment of Annex XIV of REACH ("Authorisation List") has been published in April in the Official Journal. Eight new substances are now subject to authorisation for being used after the sunset date. This is the third time that substances have been added to the Authorisation List by the ...

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24-04-2013

The occurrence of multiple residues of pesticides in food keeps causing concern in the perception of the general public. However, the permissible residue quantities (maximum residue levels, MRLs) of pesticides in food may not impair the health of consumers even if several residues are ...

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The new BfR risk profile graphically combines the results of scientific risk assessments

23-04-2013

The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) prepares health assessments for the areas of food, consumer products and chemicals. These scientific opinions are then published on the BfR website together with easily understandable lead paragraphs. As a new service, the results of the ...

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02-04-2013

A new scientific committee in ECHA has been established to contribute to the availability of safe biocidal products in the European markets. The Biocidal Products Committee will have an important role in the approval of active substances and the authorisation of biocidal products under the ...

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28-03-2013

Exposure to chemicals can occur through the mouth, nose or the skin. While a lot of work has been done studying health risks of chemicals taken up through the mouth and nose, less has been done on health risks caused by chemicals getting into the body through the skin. Chemical legislation, ...

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The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment and the British Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) suggest a concept for human health risk assessment of endocrine disruptors

28-03-2013

Endocrine active substances denote substances that can influence the hormonal system of organisms. If this interaction leads to adverse effects, for example health impairments, such substances are called endocrine disruptors. In the European Union, specific regulations have now been passed on ...

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