Keeping up with the ongoing adaptions of the Global Harmonized Standard (GHS) for chemical products can be a challenging task, so it’s important to understand the current landscape of these continuously changing regulations. The United Nations (UN) publishes a new version of the GHS for chemical product safety data sheets (SDS) and labeling every two […]
EU REACH registrations held by UK-based companies will carry across directly into UK REACH, legally ‘grandfathering’ the registrations into the new regime set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2021. The Minister at the UK Government Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued a statement on September 1 amending the timelines for registration under UK REACH. […]
Following the production and business losses from Covid-19, metalworking fluid (MWF) formulators must also adjust to even more stringent health and safety regulations resulting from the pandemic. Particularly when it comes to microbes, formulating options available to developers have shrunk significantly in many regions due to the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). Since the BPR has […]
Due to the REACH registration complexities, many trade bodies are worried certain deadlines set in the draft regulation will be challenging to meet. These organizations have reiterated their demand for the European Commission to extend its proposed deadlines for updates to REACH registration dossiers. According to a recent article in Chemical Watch, the Commission is […]
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) recently added four substances to its candidate list of substances of very high concern (SVHCs), raising the number of SVHCs on the list to 205. These substances are candidates for eventual EU’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation inclusion. Three substances, diisohexyl phthalate; 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-4-morpholinobutyrophenone; and 2-methyl-1-(4-methylthiophenyl)-2-morpholinopropan-1-one, were […]
As GHS (the Globally Harmonized System) continues to evolve (it is updated by the UN every two years), it’s important for countries to stay up-to-date with highlights of the country-specific variations that may impact your business. Established in 2003 by the UN, this regulation includes criteria for the classification of health, physical and environmental hazards, as […]
China’s ecology and environment ministry (MEE) has released an updated draft of the Environmental Risk Assessment and Control Regulation for Chemical Substances. Similar to TSCA in the US, or Japan’s Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL), China’s updated framework will require pre-market approval of new substances and risk evaluation of certain existing substances. According to Chemical Watch’s […]
The practice of chemical testing with animals has long prompted debates driven by passionate views on morality and scientific research. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it aims to drastically reduce, and eventually eliminate, the amount of studies that involve mammal testing over the next 15 years. The plan states that the EPA will […]
Despite the passing of the last registration deadline, REACH is still a major driver of business in the chemical industry. Adopted by the Europen Union to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, the regulation’s final registration deadline took place in May 2018, and […]
The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are in a transitional time with respect to MWF chemical regulations. In the past, some countries require minimal prohibitions, while others operate more intricate regulations. Many countries are at a crossroads, caught between two steps — the Global Harmonized System (GHS), an internationally agreed-upon […]