MedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

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For Review by 25 February: Weekly ECHA Substance Evaluations

Dear members, please see the latest MedTech Europe update on the weekly ECHA news. If you impacted by any of these reviews, then please let me know at regulatory@bivda.org.uk With this email, we would like to inform you about the latest chemical developments at ECHA and kindly ask you to indicate if any of the following impact your company by…

Ben KempFebruary 20, 2026

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MedTech Europe Input – POPs

Dear members, please let me have any feedback at regulatory@bivda.org.uk regarding the below update from MedTech Europe on the inclusion of MCCP to the UN Convention and EU POPs legislation. In principle I’m happy to support the MedTech Europe position re: MCCP We are writing to invite you to share input by 9 January 2026 EOB to an action from the…

Ben KempDecember 12, 2025

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MedTech Europe – EU Bioeconomy

Please be informed that the European Commission has adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, to build a clean, competitive and resilient European economy. By using renewable biological resources from land and sea and providing alternatives to critical raw materials, the EU aims at moving forward towards a more circular and decarbonised economy and can decrease dependence on…

Ben KempDecember 11, 2025

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MedTech Europe – chemicals under review by ECHA

Dear Members, please see below update from MedTech Europe on Chemicals being reviewed by ECHA. f you use, or have these chemicals in your products please let me know at regulatory@bivda.org.uk sodium bromide (CAS 7647-15-6, EC 231-599-9). Proposed classification: Repr. 1B, Lact., STOT SE 3, STOT RE 1 potassium bromide (CAS 7758-02-3, EC 231-830-3) Proposed classification: Repr. 1B,…

Ben KempDecember 11, 2025

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EU ECO Design Regulation Implementation impacting External Power Supplies

Dear members, please see below notification regarding EU ECO Design Regulation Implementation impacting External Power Supplies Note that although External Powers Supplies designed, tested and exclusively marketed for use with medical devices are exempt, External Power Supplies associated with off the shelf IT equipment are not, this includes Off the shelf equipment supplied with IVDs, especially if imported from outside…

Ben KempDecember 10, 2025

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For review by 19 November: Weekly ECHA Substance Evaluations

From MedTech Europe - please provide any comments to neil.plumridge@bivda.org.uk. With this email, we would like to inform you about the latest chemical developments at ECHA and kindly ask you to indicate if any of the following impacts your company by 19 November. Please note that the substances highlighted in yellow are the ones already present in the substance tracker…

Ben KempNovember 13, 2025

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EU Biocides – Ethanol CMR Classification impact

Dear Members, please see the update below from MedTech Europe on the CMR classification of Ethanol, and the current review under the EU Biocides legislation. Note that the final decision will also impact Northern Ireland. This could impact both the availability of ethanol-based hand disinfectants and the use of ethanol-based disinfectants more widely, although one option will be for the…

Ben KempNovember 13, 2025

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For information: ECHA PFAS sectors & uses mapping

Dear Members, please see below update on the current stage of the EU proposed PFAS restriction We are writing to share with you the ECHA PFAS mapping of which uses fall under which sector (at the link here) which was just made available by ECHA. Background: In the recent September ECHA PFAS plenary and in the 30 October ECHA webinar on…

Ben KempNovember 13, 2025

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For review by 5 November: Weekly ECHA Substance Evaluations

Dear Members , MedTech Europe chemicals update. Let me know if the below update impacts you, so we can monitor accordingly. With this email, we would like to inform you about the latest chemicals developments at ECHA and kindly ask you to indicate if any of the following impacts your company by 5 November. Please note that the substances highlighted…

Ben KempOctober 31, 2025

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Launch of the EU Critical Chemicals Alliance

Dear Members, please see below update from MedTech Europe The European Commission launched the 'EU Critical Chemicals Alliance' (link). Background: The recent EU Chemicals Industry Action Plan released a few months ago, indicated that such a platform would be launched, in order to support the chemical sector in view of the challenges they are facing (e.g. high energy prices, etc.) and…

Ben KempOctober 31, 2025