Updated Swedish ecotax covers all halogenated and phosphorus FRs with a 50% reduction for non-halogenated. The tax covers electrical and electronic goods sold in Sweden (but online sales escape the tax). From 1st July 2023, the tax is modified. Simplified, a 95% tax...
US National Toxicology Programme concludes evidence of carcinogenic activity of the halogenated FR TCPP = Tris(chloropropyl) phosphate. The 240-page report presents results of four long-duration (3 month, 2 year) studies of rats and mice, concluding that there was...
18 industry, technical and science organisations call for structural coordination of EU initiatives on fire safety of buildings in a letter to the European Commission led by the European Sire Safety Alliance and signed by pinfa. The new fire risks of innovative...
Proposed consolidation, tidying and update of EU Construction Products Regulation fire resistance classes. The European Commission’s proposed Delegated Act would replace fire classification specifications for a number of construction products, with the aims of...
Questionnaires will input to EU Ecodesign criteria for cooking equipment and imaging equipment (i.e. printers). Both questionnaires address energy efficiency, durability and repairability and do not address fire safety, nor chemicals. These seems to be the direction...
