ECHA seeks stricter EU classification of TFA over reproductive and water risks
ECHA’s Risk Assessment Committee recommends classifying trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and its inorganic salts as toxic to reproduction and as highly…
EU packaging rules start applying with PFAS ban for food-contact materials
New EU packaging rules start applying on 12 August 2026, with strict limits on PFAS in food-contact packaging among the…
EU-backed PARC project develops early-warning toolbox for safer, greener chemicals
Researchers from 29 countries are developing methods to assess the health, environmental and sustainability risks of chemicals and novel materials…
EU Commission updates REACH roadmap for restrictions on hazardous chemicals
The EU Commission has revised its REACH Restrictions Roadmap, giving a clearer overview of ongoing and planned restrictions on hazardous…
EU lawmakers agree new legal framework to strengthen ECHA’s chemicals oversight
EU co-legislators have reached a provisional agreement on a standalone legal framework for the European Chemicals Agency, consolidating its expanded…
EU and China discuss biodiversity and pollution ahead of global talks
EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall and China’s Ecology and Environment Minister Huang Runqiu co-chaired the 11th EU-China Environment Policy Dialogue, focusing…
Water legislation: EU Council and Parliament reach deal on priority substances
On Tuesday, the EU Council presidency and the EU Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional agreement on a directive to review and…
Restoring LIFE to Europe’s polluted waters – an overview of EU-funded projects
Europe’s water systems are facing mounting threats from climate change, rising demand, ageing infrastructure, and chemical pollution. Across the EU,…
Reducing PFAS in textiles: EEA present safe, sustainable and recycable alternatives
Reducing the use of PFAS —known as forever chemicals— in clothing, furniture and other textile products, is important to increase…
EU Council and Parliament strike a deal to make packaging more sustainable
The EU Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal for a regulation on…
PFAS restriction proposal: ECHA receives more than 5 600 comments
More than 4 400 organisations, companies and individuals submitted comments and information on the proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
Reducing pollution in EU groundwater and surface waters
MEPs want the EU watch lists - which contain substances posing a significant risk to human health and the environment…
ECHA proposes to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foams in the EU
Helsinki, 23 February 2022 The European Chemicals Agency brings forward a proposal for an EU-wide...
ECHA: Scientific committees support further restrictions of PFAS
The Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Analysis support Germany’s proposal to restrict the use...
Jutta Paulus (Grüne/EFA) zu PFAS: Endlich Einschränkungen für Ewigkeitschemikalien
Per- und polyfluorierte Verbindungen (PFAS) werden in vielen Bereichen, von Feuerlöschschäumen über Beschichtung von Einweggeschirr...