News archive - Ekotox EU

16. February 2024

ECHA sets out strategic goals for next five years

ECHA/NR/24/03 The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has today published its Strategy Statement 2024-2028. The strategy details the agency’s goals and...

16. February 2024

ECHA launches new chemicals database

ECHA/NR/24/02 ECHA CHEM is a new solution for publishing information on chemicals. The first release, available now, includes information from...

30. January 2024

Methylparaben in cosmetics – new opinion

Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety SCCS OPINION on Methylparaben (CAS No. 99-76-3, EC No. 202-785-7 adopted by written procedure on...

30. January 2024

Five hazardous chemicals added to EU REACH Candidate List

ECHA has added five new chemicals to the Candidate List. One of them is toxic for reproduction, and three are very...

24. January 2024

EU CLP Regulation Update 01/2024 – 21st ATP

The 21st ATP to the EU CLP Regulation was published on Jan. 5, 2024. It contains a new list of...

3. January 2024

Hazardous chemicals found in many consumer products

ECHA/NR/23/33 An EU-wide enforcement project of the ECHA Forum found excessive levels of hazardous chemicals, such as lead and phthalates,...

28. December 2023

EU Level Enforcement Priorities 2024-2025

In the upcoming years (2024-2025), the Forum and BPRS will focus on harmonizing the enforcement of key EU regulations, including...

28. December 2023

Compliance date or end of transition period – what you need to know

The 1 January 2024 compliance date for poison centre notifications is not an immediate cut-off. Rather, it mandates that, starting...

28. December 2023

Assessment of regulatory needs

The purpose of assessing regulatory needs for a group of substances is to assist authorities in determining the best course...

24. November 2023

One in three checked biocidal products found to be non-compliant

EU-wide enforcement project found about 60 active substances in biocidal products that are not allowed on the EU, EEA and...