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Request for information on substances proposed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) 2024

Dear members, please find below request for information regarding two substances proposed under the UN Stockholm convention – Persistent Organic Pollutants. Remember that evidence has to be presented in the UK as well as Europe otherwise there is a risk that the UK implementation will excludes exemptions granted to IVDs under the convention. Please let me know if you or…

Ben KempNovember 6, 2024

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Resources and Waste Newsletter – Friday November 1 2024

Please find DEFRA's monthly Resources and Waste newsletter here.

Ben KempNovember 6, 2024

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Biocides: GB active substance expiry dates

Biocidal products must be phased off the GB market The active substance/product type combinations listed are due to expire under the GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR) on the following dates: 31 January 2025 Formaldehyde (CAS 50-00-0 EC 200-001-8) in product type 2 EU active substance expiry dates postponed Active substance expiry dates postponed whilst the renewal evaluation is…

Ben KempNovember 6, 2024

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ECHA Weekly: Hazardous chemicals found in cosmetic products

Hazardous chemicals found in cosmetic products A pilot enforcement project by ECHA’s Enforcement Forum found that 6 % of inspected cosmetic products contained hazardous substances banned under Persistent Organic Pollutants and REACH regulations. The national enforcement authorities in 13 European Economic Area countries checked nearly 4 500 cosmetic products, mainly looking at the ingredients list, for the presence of:…

Ben KempNovember 1, 2024

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New Guidance (MDCG 2024-13) on the Qualification of Ethylene Oxide for Medical Device Sterilization

An update from MedTech Europe on the newly published MDCG guidance mdcg 2024-13 regarding (Ethylene Oxide (EtO) used to sterilise MD and IVDs. It clarifies the status of EtO as not being under the Biocides Regulation (where it would have been banned), but falling under the MDR/IVDR, but not in itself being a medical device. Dear Members, We are…

Ben KempNovember 1, 2024

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Animal and Plant Health Agency (WC 28 Oct)

Fees for animal by-product services Page summary: Fees for animal by-product premises inspection and approval or conditional approval services provided by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Change made: English language version: clarified wording in fees tables and removed out-of-date fees. Welsh language version: removed out-of-date fees. Time updated: 1:33pm, 24 October 2024 Imports, exports and EU trade of…

Ben KempNovember 1, 2024

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DEFRA Update (WC 28 Oct)

Genetically Modified Organisms: Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. (24/R56/01) Page summary: Details of the consent for Sanofi Pasteur, Inc. to release a genetically modified organism, reference 24/R56/01. Change made: Added variation to consent letter (reference 24/R56/01). Time updated: 2:37pm, 22 October 2024 Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues Page summary: Current issues relating to imports and…

Ben KempNovember 1, 2024

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Biocides: EU active substance updates

Apply for product authorisation by the deadline to keep your products on the NI market Silver zinc zeolite (CAS 130328-20-0 EC N/A) in product types 2, 7 and 9

Ben KempNovember 1, 2024

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Biocides: GB active substance dossier and renewal submission deadlines

Take action to keep your active substance in the GB Review Programme 17 April 2025 Active chlorine generated from sodium chloride by electrolysis (CAS 7782-50-5 EC N/A) in product types 2, 3, 4, 5 and 11 Apply for active substance renewal by the deadline to keep products on the GB market 29 April 2025 Polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride with a…

Ben KempNovember 1, 2024

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ECHA Weekly: The final report of our Integrated Regulatory Strategy 2019-2023 published

PRESS RELEASE: The Integrated Regulatory Strategy (IRS) has increased our knowledge on chemicals and sped up identification of substances for which regulatory risk management actions are required. Refocussed IRS 2024-2028 will continue moving substances to risk management. ECHA’s sixth and final report of its Integrated Regulatory Strategy 2019-2023 shows that it achieved its goal of screening high production volume chemicals,…

Ben KempNovember 1, 2024