The case study (part 2c) illustrates the elements companies should take into account when predicting acute toxicity by the oral route with the QSAR Toolbox.

The Member State Committee (MSC) unanimously agreed on the identification of four substances as substances of very high concern (SVHCs): bisphenol A, PFDA, PTAP and 4-HPbl.

ECHA and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have published an outline of the guidance they are developing on how to identify substances with endocrine-disrupting properties in pesticides and biocides.

The European Commission has published a new Regulation (EU) 2016/2235 restricting the use of Bisphenol A in thermal paper on the 12th of December 2016

Are the substances critical to your business going to be registered? ECHA maintains a list of substances for which there is visible progress - the substance is already registered or, as a minimum, the lead registrant has started the work towards joint registration in REACH-IT

ECHA’s Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) have adopted 19 final opinions for recommending authorisation for the use of hexavalent chromium in aerospace and surface treatment industries. RAC also started to discuss the classification of glyphosate and will continue to do so in March 2017.