Georg Streck, European Commission DG GROW F1 (REACH), updated pinfa on regulatory developments for flame retardants, at pinfa’s General Assembly, 18th March. He explained that, following the Flame Retardant Strategy (see pinfa Newsletter n°170), the Commission has...
Mr. Streck presented the EU Brominated Flame Retardant Substitution Centre (HEFESTOS), see pinfa Newsletter n°172. This has now been contracted to AIMPLAS. The website will soon be operational www.hefestoshub.com. The aim is to support business with information and...
ISO 1043 part 4 has been updated defining more precise code numbers for nitrogen and organo-phosphorus FRs. ISO 1043-4 previously gave codes only for “Nitrogen” and “Organo-phosphorus” flame retardant compounds. For Nitrogen compounds, the current two codes become...
TCPP (tris(chloropropyl) phosphate), a halogenated FR, has been classed probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) by IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer), on the basis of sufficient evidence for cancer in animal tests and strong mechanistic evidence in...
UK Government public consultations on safety of construction productions open to 20th May. See pinfa Newsletter n° 180. UK consultation open to 20th May: “Construction Products Reform White Paper”...
