Progress towards RoHS restrictions on further halogenated FRs (MCCPs, TBBPA) and antimony (ATO) in electrical and electronic equipment (E&E). Following the public consultation in January 2020 (see pinfa Newsletter n°110), ÖkoInstitut presented proposed conclusions...
The EU is inviting input to a preparatory study, to run to February 2021, on Ecodesign of mobile phones, tablets and cordless landlines. The study, led by Fraunhofer IZM, will also cover energy efficiency and material efficiency. A first stakeholder meeting is...
China has passed new mandatory safety standards, including fire safety, for electric vehicles, EV batteries and electric buses. The new standards enter into force on 1st January 2021. Battery tests will address thermal runaway, water ingress, impacts and external fire...
Wildfires are proposed as one of the priorities in a call for Horizon Europe, R&D to support the Green Deal. The European Commission consulted on actions in eleven areas in May, with wildfires as one of three proposed calls under the theme of Climate Change. The...
Victoria Fire Fighters Association calls for a ban* on organohalogenated flame retardants in furniture, mattresses, children’s products and electronics casings. The report submitted to the Canada federal regulators by the University of Victoria (UVic) for the fire...
