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MedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

EU Safe and Sustainable by Design framework Environmental NewsletterEnvironmental Newsletter ArchiveMedTech Europe Updates Environmental NewsletterMedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

EU Safe and Sustainable by Design framework

We are writing to update you that the European Commission adopted on 6 March 2026 the revised recommendation on the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework. For background: The initiative was first announced in the 2020 Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. The framework builds on the 2022 Commission Recommendation, followed by a testing phase and stakeholder engagement involving Member States, industry, academic…
admin
adminMarch 19, 2026
For Review by 18 March: Weekly ECHA Substance Evaluations Environmental NewsletterEnvironmental Newsletter ArchiveMedTech Europe Updates Environmental NewsletterMedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

For Review by 18 March: Weekly ECHA Substance Evaluations

Dear Members, please see the latest MedTech Europe ECHA CLP update. If Any of these are used in your products, 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 18 March. CLP…
Ben Kemp
Ben KempMarch 13, 2026
For Review by 25 February: Weekly ECHA Substance Evaluations Environmental NewsletterEnvironmental Newsletter ArchiveMedTech Europe Updates Environmental NewsletterMedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

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 Kemp
Ben KempFebruary 20, 2026
MedTech Europe Input – POPs Environmental NewsletterEnvironmental Newsletter ArchiveMedTech Europe Updates Environmental NewsletterMedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

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 Kemp
Ben KempDecember 12, 2025
MedTech Europe – EU Bioeconomy Environmental NewsletterEnvironmental Newsletter ArchiveMedTech Europe Updates Environmental NewsletterMedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

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 Kemp
Ben KempDecember 11, 2025
MedTech Europe – chemicals under review by ECHA Environmental NewsletterEnvironmental Newsletter ArchiveMedTech Europe Updates Environmental NewsletterMedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

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 Kemp
Ben KempDecember 11, 2025
EU ECO Design Regulation Implementation impacting External Power Supplies Environmental NewsletterEnvironmental Newsletter ArchiveMedTech Europe Updates Environmental NewsletterMedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

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 Kemp
Ben KempDecember 10, 2025
For review by 19 November: Weekly ECHA Substance Evaluations Environmental NewsletterEnvironmental Newsletter ArchiveMedTech Europe Updates Environmental NewsletterMedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

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 Kemp
Ben KempNovember 13, 2025
EU Biocides – Ethanol CMR Classification impact Environmental NewsletterEnvironmental Newsletter ArchiveMedTech Europe Updates Environmental NewsletterMedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

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 Kemp
Ben KempNovember 13, 2025
For information: ECHA PFAS sectors & uses mapping Environmental NewsletterEnvironmental Newsletter ArchiveMedTech Europe Updates Environmental NewsletterMedTech Europe Updates Environmental Newsletter Archive

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 Kemp
Ben KempNovember 13, 2025
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