Tag: ECHA

ECHA received 5,600 comments on PFAS restriction proposal

26 Sep 2023

Over 4,400 organisations, companies, and individuals have contributed their comments and information regarding the proposal to limit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with...

Tags: ECHA, European Commission, health, PFAS

Hazardous chemicals, 35 new substances added to the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation

30 Aug 2023

EU exporters will need to inform authorities about their plans to export 35 additional dangerous chemicals, following an amendment to the EU Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation...

Tags: ECHA, Hazardous chemicals, Pesticides

ECHA publishes PFAS restriction proposal

09 Feb 2023

ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, published a restriction proposal on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as ‘forever chemicals’). The proposal was...

Tags: chemicals, ECHA, Environment, health, PFAS

New RAC assessment on the risks of glyphosate

03 Jun 2022

On May 30th, The Risk Evaluation Committee (RAC) from ECHA published the conclusions of its assessment on the various risks of glyphosate. Based on hundreds of feedbacks from vario...

Tags: ECHA, EFSA, Glyphosate, Pesticides

Petition to extend the French ban on Titanium Dioxide in Food Products (E171)

22 Oct 2019

SAFE, ECOS and Agir Pour l’Environnement have launched a petition to support the removal of controversial food additive E171 (Titanium Dioxide) from the French market. We cal...

Tags: E171, ECHA, Food Additives, NGO, titanium dioxide

Six member states call for glyphosate alternatives, exit plan

05 Jan 2018

Six member states that opposed the re-authorisation glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used weedkiller, sent a letter to the European Commission last month asking the EU execu...

Tags: Agriculture, ECHA, EFSA, Endocrine disruptors, Environment, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Safety, Glyphosate, GMO, Member States, Monsanto, Pesticides, Roundup