ECHA
- ECHA: Scientific committees support further restrictions of PFAS
CANCER
- EP BECA Committee: MEPs call for stronger EU action against cancer
- Renew Europe calls for a comprehensive European strategy in the war on cancer
- ECR MEPs committed to pan-European fight against cancer
TOY SAFETY DIRECTIVE
- Toy safety: MEPs want to step up EU rules to protect children
- EU-Abgeordnete Marion Walsmann (EVP/CDU) zur Neuauflage der EU-Spielzeugrichtlinie
- EU-Abgeordnete Evelyne Gebhardt (S&D/SPD): Fehlende Cybersicherheit macht Kinder angreifbar – Verbraucherschutzausschuss pocht auf strengere Regeln für Spielzeug
- Safety and affordability of toys is key for Renew Europe
PESTICIDES IN WATERS
- EEA: New indicator on pesticides in European waters
THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
- Biopesticides: how safe and effective are they?
BIODIVERSITY
- FAO: Land and water ecosystems, ‘stressed to a critical point’
- Biodiversity: Three billion additional trees by 2030 – launch of MapMyTree tool
EFSA
- EU One Health report: drop of reported zoonotic diseases in humans and foodborne outbreaks in 2020
COVID-19
- WHO: Omicron could have ‘major impact’, but no definitive answers yet
- ECDC update: Omicron variant of concern (VOC) – data as of 9 December 2021 (12:00)
- Deutsche STIKO aktualisiert COVID-19-Impfempfehlung für Kinder im Alter von 5 bis 11 Jahren
GERMANY
- Steffi Lemke, neue Bundesumwelt- und Verbraucherschutzministerin: “Eine starke Stimme für Umwelt- und Verbraucherschutz“
EU COMMISSION REGISTER
- COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT State of Health in the EU: Companion Report 2021
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION amending the Annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/641 concerning emergency measures in relation to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in certain Member States
- COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annexes II, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for acequinocyl, Bacillus subtilis strain IAB/BS03, emamectin, flutolanil and imazamox in or on certain products
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION terminating the procedure for authorising the placing on the market within the Union of the novel food ‘cannabidiol’ without updating the Union list of novel foods pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council
EU COUNCIL REGISTER
- ST 11249 2021 INIT Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste
- ST 14395 2021 ADD 1 Draft Council Conclusions on the ECA Special Report 21/2021 “EU funding for biodiversity and climate change in EU forests: positive but limited results” – comments from Sweden
- ST 14395 2021 ADD 2 Draft Council Conclusions on the ECA Special Report 21/2021 “EU funding for biodiversity and climate change in EU forests: positive but limited results” – comments from Czech Republic
EFSA BRIEFS
- The European Union One Health 2020 Zoonoses Report
- EU One Health report: drop in reported zoonotic diseases in humans and foodborne outbreaks in 2020
- Safety and efficacy of the feed additive consisting of selenium‐enriched yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I‐3060) for all animal species (Alltech Ireland)
- Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of a tincture from the bark of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl (cinnamon tincture) for use in all animal species (FEFANA asbl)
- Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of monosodium l‐glutamate produced by fermentation with Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80187 for all animal species (CJ Europe GmbH)
- Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of l‐isoleucine produced by Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80185 for all animal species (CJ Europe GmbH)
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