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EU Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement to empower consumers for the green transition

The Commission submitted a proposal for a directive on empowering consumers for the green transition back in March. The proposal is one of the initiatives set out in the Commission’s 2020 new consumer agenda and 2020 circular economy action plan and follows up the European Green Deal. On 19 September, the EU Council and the Parliament reached a provisional political…

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International Serum Industry Association (ISIA) module on Viral Inactivation

International Serum Industry Association is hosting an educational module on 'Viral Inactivation: Gamma Irradiation or Heat Inactivation?' This module provides an insight on ways to inactivate viruses and the critical choices between gamma irradiation and heat inactivation of animal serum. Members who are interested in serum processing and viral inactivation techniques can register for this module here.

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Office for Life Sciences – publications (WC 25 Sept)

The Office for Life Sciences have published their latest updates. OLS stakeholder bulletin - 27 September These include updates on news, including regulatory updates, transitional guidance and events.

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ECHA weekly update (WC 25 Sept)

ECHA has published their latest weekly update (27 Septemeber). Due to changes in the structure of ECHA's updates, we can no longer link to updates themselves. To ensure BIVDA members continue to receive this information, we have opted to provide the full ECHA notification. ECHA receives more than 5 600 comments on PFAS restriction proposal More than 4 400…

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DEFRA weekly update (WC 11 Sept)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Extended producer responsibility for packaging: who is affected and what to do Page summary: How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. Change made: This update adds a recent decision by the English and Scottish regulators: they will take no enforcement…

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APHA weekly update (WC 11 Sept)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Find a professional to certify export health certificates Page summary: A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier. Change made: Added entry for ‘VetCert’ under East Midlands on the list ‘England: professionals…

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OPSS weekly update (WC 11 Sept)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. MoU between HSE and OPSS Page summary: Memorandum of understanding between the Health and Safety Executive and the Office for Product Safety and Standards. Change made: First published.

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HSE publications WC 18 Sept

HSE have published their latest bulletins: REACH 19 September: User survey on the ‘Comply with UK REACH Service’: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) would like to invite users of the ‘Comply with UK REACH’ service to feedback their views and experiences via a survey.The aim of this survey is to understand what it’s like to use…

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Single-use plastic ban to apply in England from 01 October

From 1 October 2023 DEFRA will be imposing additional bans and restrictions on single-use plastic items. The upcoming ban includes polystyrene cups and food containers, single-use plastic cutlery and single-use balloon sticks. There will also be a restriction to the supply of single-use plastic trays and bowls to members of the public, although businesses can continue to supply these items if they are used as packaging in shelf-ready pre-packaged food items.…

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European Parliament Environmental Committee position on proposed revision of CLP legislation.

On 18 September, the European Parliament Environmental Committee adopted its position on the proposed revision of CLP legislation. Members of Parliament (MEPs) support new rules that will make labels on chemicals easier to read and want information about chemical classification and labeling to be public. MEPs also insist that testing on animals should be phased out as soon as possible.…

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