Spotlight on Regulatory Updates
What You Need to Know
CLP Regulations Change -Food/Feed ingredients no longer exempt
Change in the applicability of CLP RegulationsFood Additives¦labeling and CLP mean food and feed ingredients not in their finished state are no longer exempt Before the 2nd of July 2012 food and feed ingredients not in their final state were exempt from the Classification Labeling and Packaging Regulations according to the FAQ’s published on the...
CLP/GHS – When a pictogram paints a thousand words
CLP/GHS applies to you if you manufacture or import chemical substances or mixtures. Hazardous substances or mixtures must have a label that includes the following elements; General Rules Name, address and telephone number of the supplier (s); Nominal quantity of the substance or mixture in the package made available to the general public, unless this...
Substance Sameness for the 2013 REACH Registration deadline
ECHA recently presented Substance Sameness for REACH Registrationa webinar outlining the importance of substance identification and sharing of data for the 2013 registration deadline. While this is a very pertinent issue for companies that have a registration deadline for a phase-in substance in 2013, it also has consequences for companies who do not have an...
Applying for REACH Authorization
Find out what it takes to apply for substance authorization under REACH. Get insight into the committee’s opinions and find out about important dates to remember. Applicants information ECHA have conducted an analysis of what is confidential business information and what can be publically disseminated which is presented below: A brief description of the use...
REACH Dossier Preparation: Safety Assessments & Substance Evaluation
A chemical safety assessment is required for any substance manufactured or imported at 10 or more tonnes per year, including an exposure assessment and risk characterisation for all identified hazards. The assessment needs to cover the whole of the life cycle of the substance. In order to do this, ECHA recommend that you co-operate with...
Dossier Evaluation: What ECHA wants to see in your REACH Dossier
Below are the key issues which became apparent during the series of presentations at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) 7th Stakeholders’ Day on the key topic of Evaluation. Key messages from the presentations on the REACH registration process were covered last week in “5 key issues Registration issues from ECHA’s 7th stakeholder day” and authorization...
REACH Dossier Preparation with Alternative Non-Testing Methods
31 May 2013 is the next deadline for industry to register all phase-in substances manufactured or imported in the EU above 100 tonnes a year under REACH. REACH promotes innovation in the evaluation of chemical substances and foresees the use of alternative non-testing methods to meet information gaps. However, industry has been cautious in accepting...
Part 2: Registration Process – Project Management is Critical
With 2012 well underway, the 31st of May 2013 registration deadline for phase-in substances greater than 100 tons per year is fast approaching!! So you have pre-registered, what’s next? As a manufacturer or importer you cannot afford to sit back any longer as there is just a little over 1 year left to register your...
Managing REACH & CLP: Your Essential Guide to 2013
On the 21st of June 2012 at the Ryan Academy in Dublin, H2 Compliance and Reach Ready combine expertise and experience to deliver a one day event like no other. The main aim of this event is to help regulatory managers, practitioners, manufacturers and importers of substances into Europe to understand more about substance registration...
Re-classification of Formaldehyde – REACH Restrictions
Formaldehyde could potentially be re-classified as a Category 1A CMR (Carcinogen); according to a CLH report released by ECHA on September 28th 2011. The naturally occurring gas can be bought in bottles as a gaseous aqueous suspension (similar to hydrochloric acid). Up to 90% of total formaldehyde (abbreviated to FA in this communication) in the...
Part 1: Late Pre-Registration
In order to benefit from the extended timelines and data sharing opportunities offered by the Substance Information Exchange forums (SIEFs), your substance must be preregistered. But you have just been told that your company has been offered a “great opportunity” and you are now going to be importing a really big shipment of a phase-in...