Release of flame retardants from microplastics in the environment are very low and unlikely to pose significant risk, is the conclusion of a review of nearly 200 publications. Extremely slow diffusion in the plastic matrix is identified as the limiting factor for...
A review of organophosphate FRs in indoor dust in China suggests that they do not pose a direct health risk. The review aims to include all relevant data on OPFRs. 618 publications were identified, screened down to cover 41 sampling locations. OPFR levels were highest...
The EU public consultation on the review of the CPR is open to 22nd December 2020. This follows the Evaluation of the Regulation, published in 2019 which concluded that the regulation does facilitate an EU market but identifies problems with development of harmonised...
Brussels, 5 October 2020 – Pinfa welcomes the conclusion of the report “Evaluation of the tax on chemicals in certain electronics” presented to the Swedish government on I October 2020, which found the chemical tax to be ineffective in its current form....
Company interviews suggest tax may not target the right flame retardants and has resulted in little substitution. Thirteen suppliers, importers and retailers of white goods and/or electronics were interviewed. Consistency of answers indicated that the number of...
