Adrian Beard, pinfa and Clariant, summarised the new EU Chemicals Strategy, which is part of the EU Green Deal, see pinfa Newsletter n°119. This has strong political support and is justified by opinion surveys which suggest that 90% of the European public is worried...
To 15th April. Questions on polymers, endocrine disruption, mixture effects, environmental footprint, essential use. This questionnaire is open to the general public, stakeholders and industry, and aims to shape how the EU’s chemical legislation, REACH, will be...
The New York State “Family and fire fighter protection act” (S. 4630-B/A. 5418-B) was signed into law 2nd January 2022. This law bans, from 1st January 2024, intentionally added “organohalogen” flame retardants in the enclosure and stand of electronic displays >...
Marcello Hirschler’s Fire Safety & Technology Bulletin (11/ 2021) outlines roles and functioning of ASTM, NFPA and ICC. For each, the procedures for representation, proposals and voting are helpfully explained. ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)...
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...
