ECHA’s fourth and final market survey on the use of BPA and other developers in thermal paper confirms that paper manufacturers have continued to replace BPA with BPS.

On the 25th of June 2020, 4 substances have been added to the Candidate List for authorisation which now contains 209 substances.

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and related compounds have been banned under the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation.

ECHA has launched a video with useful tips for a successful Poison Centre notification.

The consolidated opinions of the Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) are available for application for authorisation for 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated.

ECHA’s Member State Committee (MSC) did not agree to identify resorcinol as a substance of very high concern (SVHC).