The European Court of Justice has confirmed the annulment of the Classification of titanium dioxide powder particles ≤10 µm. In 2016, France’s safety agency ANSES proposed to classify TiO2, followed by a decision by the EU RAC (Risk Assessment Committee) and then...
Federal regulators and CSPC are considering obligatory standards for small e-mobility device battery systems. The US Consumer Product Safety Council has – unusually – published in May 2025 (“noticed”), but then unnoticed, then re-noticed in June, then again...
The PBDE brominated flame retardants are listed as POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) under the global Stockholm convention and in the EU POPs Regulation 2019/1021. PBDEs are no longer manufactured or used in Europe. Because they are considered persistent,...
UK Government publishes risk screening assessment of 124 flame retardants identified as used in the UK, updating a previous screening from 2003 (Peter Fisk Associates) The new report covers 26 halogenated FRs, 34 organophosphorus FRs, 49 inorganic and 11 other FRs....
Tender for 390 000 € to provide support to promote substitution of BFRs, in automotive, construction and cable applications. Open to 7th July 10h00. The aims are to set up a framework for substitution planning, fostering collaboration among actors to identify highly...
