Upcoming EU active substance approval date Apply for product authorisation by the deadline to keep your products on the NI market. The following EU Biocidal Products Regulation (EU BPR) active substance approval date is coming up: 1 March 2026 Silver zinc zeolite (CAS 130328-20-0 EC 603-404-0) in product types 2, 7 and 9
Ben KempApril 23, 2025
ECHA public consultation: call for comments Deadline: 16 May 2025 ECHA has announced public consultations on the following proposals for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH): 2--5-pentylbenzene-1,3-diol; cannabidiol (EC: -; CAS:13956-29-1). Chemical within the scope of REACH. Health hazard class open for commenting 5-methylhexan-2-one; isoamyl methyl ketone (EC: 203-737-8; CAS: 110-12-3). Chemical registered under REACH. Health hazard classes open for commenting…
Ben KempApril 11, 2025
New EU active substance non-approval decision Non-approval of active substance/product type combination not included in the review programme. Following the evaluation of the application for approval under EU BPR, a decision has been taken not to approve the following active substance/product type combination. This will affect NI: 5-chloro-2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one (CIT) (CAS 26172-55-4 EC 247-500-7) in product type 6
Ben KempApril 11, 2025
Deadline: 30 May 2025 The Great Britain Mandatory Classification and Labelling (GB MCL) process includes the consideration of information gathered from public consultations, conducted by HSE or international bodies such as the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). ECHA has announced public consultations on the following proposals for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH): 1-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-3,5,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-2-naphthyl)ethan-1-one (EC: 216-133-4; 244-240-6; CAS: 1506-02-1; 21145-77-7). Chemical registered…
Ben KempApril 11, 2025
Publication of GB mandatory classification and labelling (GB MCL) Agency Opinions The next batch of GB MCL Agency Opinions are now available for download. A GB MCL Agency Opinion formally proposes the GB mandatory classification and labelling for chemical substances, based on the scientific and technical assessment of the scientific data in line with the GB CLP Regulation, together with…
Ben KempApril 11, 2025