Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA related compounds has been listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021. New concentrations limits on these substances have applied since 4 Jul. 2020. The following entry has been added into Annex I: Substance CAS No. EC No. Specific exemption on intermediate use or other specification Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds “Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds...

5 February 2019, the Official Journal of European Union released the directive (EU) 2019/169 ~ (EU) 2019/178 to amend the exemption for lead content in the Annex III of EU RoHS Regulation. This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union....

On 13, July 2017, the commission’s health directorate (DG Sante) exposited two credible options for an EU measure on food contact materials (FCMs), which aims to ensure the printing inks are within acceptable limits. These two options are based on meeting of directorate working group on FCMs. It is said that an EU measure expects to be in place by mid-2018....

On 13, July 2017, the commission’s health directorate (DG Sante) exposited two credible options for an EU measure on food contact materials (FCMs), which aims to ensure the printing inks are within acceptable limits. These two options are based on meeting of directorate working group on FCMs. It is said that an EU measure expects to be in place by mid-2018....

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The Swiss Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs (FSVO) has published a new national food law that includes food contact materials (FCMs). It will come into force on 1 May and updates three annexes, which list authorised substances for the production of consumer goods. They are: Annex 2: plastic and requirements for these substances; Annex 9: silicone and requirements for these substances; and Annex 10: printing inks and requirements for these substances. The...

On 6 October, EU submitted Notification G/TBT/N/EU/411 as regards the amendment to REACH Annex XVII proposing to include a new restriction on PFOA and its salts. The legislation will restrict manufacturing, use and placing on the market of PFOA and its salts to concentrations no greater than 25ppb in constituents of other substances, in mixtures and in articles. The limit for PFOA-related substances would be 1,000ppb. The proposed restriction under Regulation (EC)No 1907/200...

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On 5 July 2016, Germany has notified a draft of its ordinance on printing inks to the European Commission by amending Germany's Consumer Goods....

In the course of a new RoHS project (Pack 9) for the evaluation of applications for exemptions, to be included in or deleted from Annexes III of the RoHS Directive Recast 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2), twenty nine exemptions for which renewal/amendmen...

On 1 June 2015, International Standard Organisation (ISO) published ISO 8124-5:2015 Safety of toys -- Part 5: Determination of total concentration of certain elements in toys that defining methods to test concentrations of certain elements i...

EU’s JRC (Joint Research Centre) launches a study to evaluate whether additional EU measures are necessary on non-plastic food contact materials (FCMs). The study, which is to be completed early next year, will collect information in the E...