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ECHA to Add 7 Chemicals to REACH SVHC List
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will shortly add seven new chemical-substances to REACH regulation’s Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The comment period was slated to last through July 4, but ECHA says that the consultation period is … Continue reading
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Tagged Candidate List, chemical regulation, chemicals, European Commission, REACH, SVHC
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Cadmium Banned in Europe in November
The European Commission announced May 20 that the European Union will ban cadmium in jewelry, brazing sticks and plastics beginning this November. A Commission press release states that the new legislation, which will be adopted as an amendment under the … Continue reading
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Tagged cadmium, environmental legislation, EPA, European Commission, REACH, toxic materials
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