To 25th May 2022. Should rules on chemicals in toys should be stricter? Which chemicals should be targeted or banned? The consultation questionnaire, open to the public and to stakeholders, asks whether rules on chemicals in toys should be made stricter, what types of...
To 2nd June 2022. RoHS and recycling, Critical Raw materials, REACH. Process for updating restricted substances. The RoHS Directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment 2011/65/EU) is currently under review. The open consultation...
US EPA’s conclusion on risks of the brominated FR, HBCD, faces questions on “whole-chemical” approach.. The EPA’s final Risk Assessment of hexabromocyclododecane and the cyclic aliphatic bromide cluster (HBCD), December 2021, see pinfa Newsletter n°135, concludes...
Two recent fires in public housing in the US, leaving 29 dead lead to calls for reform in fire safety regulations and funding.17 people died in the Twin Parks North West public housing building, in the Bronx, New York on 13th January, all killed by smoke because...
UNEP predicts global increase of extreme wildfires and recommends ecosystem management and asset protection. Uncontrollable wildfires will increase, even in regions previously unaffected, because of climate change, land-use and population change, resulting in...
