Food

Safety assessment of the substance α-tocopherol acetate for use in food contact materials

EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) dealed with the safety assessment of α-tocopherol acetate, CAS Nos 7695-91-2 and 58-95-7, and FCM No 1055, as an ...

2016-03-29

Food

Regulation on bisphenol A (BPA) will be modified by EU

The EU has proposed a draft regulation which has been circulated by the WTO, it claims that the migration limitation of BPA will be changed from 0.6mg/kg to 0.05 mg/kg of food. This specific ...

2016-03-29

Agrochemical

Pesticide Regulations of Other Countries

Australia Pesticide Regulatory Compliance In Australia, the main pesticide legislation and implementation agency is Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA), which is ...

2016-03-28

Industrial Chemical

ECHA Reminds Companies to Check the Credibility of the Lead Registrant before Accepting False Invitations

It is reported in the news released by ECHA on 22 February that some companies falsely claimed to be lead registrants (LR) for certain substances. Here REACH24H Consulting Group would like to kindly ...

2016-02-26

Agrochemical

Upcoming Deadlines to Apply for Union Authorisation of Biocidal Products in 2016

Abstract: In 2016, several legal deadlines are relevant for applying for Union Authorisation of biocidal products. If the relevant Union Authorisation applications are not submitted by the deadline, ...

2016-02-25

Agrochemical

Apply for Approval of Active Substances used for Treating Articles by 1 September 2016

Abstract: The legal deadline to apply for the approval of active substances which are used in treated articles and not yet in the approval process is 1 September 2016. If the treated articles do not ...

2016-02-25

Agrochemical

Deadlines Approaching following the Enforcement Discussion of BPR between CA of EU

Abstract: the first BPR Enforcement Group (BEG) meeting will be held on 15 March 2016 which will focus on the enforcement of Article 95(2) for biocidal products and Article 94(2) for treated articles....

2016-02-25

Agrochemical

The Notifications of In Situ Generated Active Substances should be Submitted by 27 April 2016

Abstract: the notifications of in situ generated active substances below should be submitted by 27 April 2016. Otherwise, the relevant enterprises will have to stop trading or using the combination ...

2016-02-25

Food

Is Bisphenol S unsafe used in food contact material as a substitute of Bisphenol A?

Recently, a research which named ‘Actions of Bisphenol A and Bisphenol S on the Reproductive Neuroendocrine System During Early Development in Zebrafish’ has been published on the ‘Endocrinology’. ...

2016-02-24

Industrial Chemical

ECHA Launched Public consultations on 27 Applications for Authorization

On 10 February 2016, the European Chemical Agency launched consultation on 27 applications for authorization covering 39 uses of the following 3 substances. The consultation period will expire on 6 ...

2016-02-17