ECHA | Speciality Chemicals Magazine

Covid-19: ECHA and industry respond to disinfectant shortages

24 March 2020 - 0

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Commission have announced plans to help EU member states and industry to address disinfectant shortages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

ECHA checking more dossiers

26 February 2020 - 0

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has revealed that it conducted 301 in-depth checks on almost 3,000 REACH registration dossiers in 2019, covering 274 unique chemicals.

59 sign up to CEFIC Action Plan

6 August 2019 - 0

CEFIC has announced that, to date, 59 chemical producers in Europe have signed up to the Action Plan to re-evaluate their chemical safety data, which it launched in late June.

ECHA adds four to Candidate List

22 July 2019 - 0

The European Chemicals Agency has added four new substances to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) for authorisation under REACH.

Act now ahead of Brexit, says ECHA

18 February 2019 - 0

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published advice on its website about how comp

ECHA proposes action on microplastics

4 February 2019 - 0

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has, as requested by the European Commission a year ago as part of the EU plastics strategy, submitted a proposal for the restriction of microplastic particles that are intentionally added to mixtures used by consumers and professionals.

Animal NGO criticises ECHA on testing

21 January 2019 - 0

NGO Cruelty Free International has launched a European-wide petition to stop the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) from “unlawfully flouting European cosmetics animal testing bans”.