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EC Scientific Committee Issues Final Opinion on Hydroxyapatite (Nano) in Oral Products

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 7/28/2025

On July 1, 2025, the European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) issued a final opinion on hydroxyapatite (nano) in oral products. The EC asked SCCS if it considers hydroxyapatite (nano) safe...more

ECHA Will Propose EU-Wide Restrictions on Certain Hexavalent Chromium Substances

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 5/9/2025

The European Commission (EC) requested that the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) assess the risks posed by certain hexavalent chromium substances. ECHA announced on April 29, 2025, that it has concluded that a European Union...more

France Adopts a Law Banning PFAS in Cosmetics, Textiles, and Waxing Products

King & Spalding on 3/20/2025

After several months of uncertainty due to amendments made by the Senate and the dissolution of the National Assembly shortly thereafter, France finally passed a law on February 27, 2025, aiming to reduce risks associated...more

EU Advocate General Recommends Overturning Decision Annulling Harmonized Classification and Labeling of Titanium Dioxide

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 3/12/2025

On February 6, 2025, the European Union (EU) Advocate General (EU AG) recommended that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) overturn the 2022 decision of the General Court annulling the 2019 harmonized classification and...more

ECHA Updates Annual Evaluation Statistics and Recommendations to Registrants on Improving Dossiers

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 3/10/2025

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on February 26, 2025, that it has updated its annual statistics on evaluation progress. According to ECHA, between 2009 and 2024, it checked the compliance of 15,500...more

France Bans PFAS in Consumer Products

MG+M The Law Firm on 2/26/2025

On Thursday, February 20, 2025, the French Parliament approved a landmark ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in many commonly used consumer products, becoming the second European country to do so. PFAS are a...more

ECHA Adds Five Chemicals to the Candidate List and Updates One Entry

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 1/28/2025

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced on January 21, 2025, that it added five chemicals to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) and updated one entry...more

EU bans BPA in Food Contact Materials: what does it mean for industry?

Hogan Lovells on 1/28/2025

Jacqueline Mailly and Anastasia Vernikou of Hogan Lovells and Grégoire Paquet outline the details of the EU regulation introducing a ban on Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials and its implications for industry. On 20...more

European Chemicals Agency SCIP Database is launched and ready for use

BCLP on 12/3/2020

At the end of October, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched the SCIP database. When populated, the database will ensure that information on articles in the EU that contain substances of very high concern (SVHCs) is...more

What would a no-deal Brexit look like for the UK chemicals industry?

Hogan Lovells on 10/3/2018

The UK government has recently published a technical notice to guide businesses that produce, register, import or export chemicals on what they will need to do if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 in a 'no deal' scenario...more

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