Public and stakeholder questionnaire on how to provide online information, via labels, to consumers for chemical products such as, detergents, fertilisers and “chemical products, such as glues, paints, solvents, lamp oils”. Open to 16th February 2022. The proposal...
Proposed “POP” Regulation update will reduce limits for certain chlorinated and certain FRs in recycled wastes. Consultation was open to 23rd December 2021. The objective is to improve protection for human health and the environment from ‘POP’ (persistent organic...
Screening risk assessment proposes regulatory action on TEP and IPP (aryl organophosphate FRs) in foams. The draft screening assessment was open for comment and for input of information to 5th January 2022. It covers nine aryl organophosphate (phosphate ester) PIN FRs...
Underwriters Laboratories expert says US fire deaths are increasing with changing design and content of homes. Steve Kerber, VP Research at UL and Director of the UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute, shares research that shows that fire remains an important problem...
Numbers of fires and of fire casualties in the USA are approximately stable since around 2010, with some 1.4 million fires, 3 500 civilian fire deaths, 5 200 reported civilian fire injuries and nearly US$22 billion fire damage in 2020. Compared to 1980, numbers of...
