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The proposed ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) in firefighting foams is supported by ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC). The draft opinion of the Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) is open for consultation until 15 May. What are Firefighting Foams? Firefighting foam is… Read More »ECHA to ban PFAS in Firefighting foams

ECHA’s Enforcement Forum approved the implementation of a pilot project to test consumer goods, including cosmetics, for the presence of prohibited perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) and related compounds. The pilot project’s inspections will start in 2023 and continue throughout the 12 participating nations in 2024. Objective:… Read More »ECHA Enforcement authorities to target PFCAs and related substances

On February 28, 2023, “Order of Department of Industrial Works No. 42/2566 regarding Hazardous Substance Management of Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Salt of Perfluorooctanoic Acid, and Compound Related to Perfluorooctanoic Acid” was published in the Royal Gazette by the Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry of… Read More »Thailand enforces destruction of PFOA and related substances remaining in the country

On March 6, 2023, The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPsConvention/hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”) published working documents ofthe 17th Conference of the Parties (COP 17) (held in Geneva, Switzerland Jan 24-28, 2022)on the recommendations of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)… Read More »POPs Convention publishes working paper on Dechlorane Plus/UV-328   

Published on 17th Jan 2023 On January 17th, 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added nine new chemicals to their Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC), bringing the total number of SVHCs on their Candidate List to 233 Below chemicals have been… Read More »9 More New Chemicals Added into REACH SVHC List. Here is the updates.   

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published the final notification about the requirements for scrapping vehicles. As per the notification, all central & State Government vehicles that are more than 15 years  old will have to be scrapped. This will help to reduce… Read More »MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th January, 2023   

ECHA/NR/23/01  The national authorities of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have submitted a proposal to ECHA to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) under REACH, the European Union’s (EU) chemicals regulation. ECHA will publish the detailed proposal, one of the broadest in the… Read More »ECHA receives PFASs restriction proposal from five national authorities