Wednesday, July 11, 2018

European Commission - Daily News - EU News


European Commission - Daily News
EU News
Today the Commission took action to restrict the placing on the market of articles containing four phthalates: DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP. These substances are commonly present in plasticised materials and found in a wide variety of everyday products ...



Originally Published here: European Commission - Daily News - EU News

Daily News 11 / 07 / 2018 - EU News


Daily News 11 / 07 / 2018
EU News
Today the Commission took action to restrict the placing on the market of articles containing four phthalates: DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP. These substances are commonly present in plasticised materials and found in a wide variety of everyday products ...

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Originally Published here: Daily News 11 / 07 / 2018 - EU News

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Joint Media Release with the Hon Julie Bishop MP and Senator the Hon Marise Payne - Thailand cave rescue operation

We join with the people of Thailand in celebrating the rescue of all 12 boys and their coach who have been safely evacuated from the flooded cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand.

Originally Published here: Joint Media Release with the Hon Julie Bishop MP and Senator the Hon Marise Payne - Thailand cave rescue operation

NGOs call for FCM scope in REACH phthalates restriction - Chemical Watch


NGOs call for FCM scope in REACH phthalates restriction
Chemical Watch
NGOs are urging EU member states to include food contact materials in the scope of a proposed REACH restriction on the phthalates DEHP, DBP, DIBP and BBP in articles. In a letter to REACH Committee members ahead of their tentative vote on 11 July, the ...



Originally Published here: NGOs call for FCM scope in REACH phthalates restriction - Chemical Watch

Monday, July 9, 2018

Illegal phthalates found in Danish plastic balls - Chemical Watch


Illegal phthalates found in Danish plastic balls
Chemical Watch
EU member states are expected to vote later this month on a proposal, developed by Denmark in cooperation with Echa, to ban four phthalates, including DIBP and DEHP, in consumer products. The phthalates are on the REACH candidate list of SVHCs for ...



Originally Published here: Illegal phthalates found in Danish plastic balls - Chemical Watch

Danish test finds high phthalate levels in plastic balls - Chemical Watch


Danish test finds high phthalate levels in plastic balls
Chemical Watch
EU member states are expected to vote later this month on a proposal, developed by Denmark in cooperation with Echa, to ban four phthalates, including DIBP and DEHP, in consumer products. The phthalates are on the REACH candidate list of SVHCs for ...



Originally Published here: Danish test finds high phthalate levels in plastic balls - Chemical Watch

Norway's EPA recommends two substances for phase-out list - Chemical Watch


Norway's EPA recommends two substances for phase-out list
Chemical Watch
... more instruments such as stricter requirements in emissions permits for industry and waste management." Earlier this year Norway added added dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6), three alkylphenols and the phthalates DBP, BBP and DIBP to the list.



Originally Published here: Norway's EPA recommends two substances for phase-out list - Chemical Watch