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🔍 The Headlines in Focus
📝 BASF Wins Appeal on REACH Tonnage Downgrade
BASF successfully appealed an ECHA decision regarding the compliance check of 1,6-dichlorohexane. The ECHA had failed to consider BASF’s legitimate tonnage downgrade, leading to the annulment of certain information requirements. This ruling highlights the need for individualized assessments in REACH compliance checks.
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🌱 EPA Tightens Safer Choice Standards for PFAS Reduction
The EPA’s updated 2024 Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) standards enhance transparency and safety in product certifications, focusing on reducing harmful chemicals like PFAS. Key changes include more detailed ingredient disclosure, stringent audits, and criteria to encourage the transition to safer alternatives. The updates aim to reduce the environmental impact of cleaning products while promoting safer chemical formulations.
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🌿 Chlorpyrifos Pesticide Registrations Cancelled by EPA
The EPA has issued a final order canceling specific chlorpyrifos pesticide registrations and uses, following health risk concerns. This action phases out the use of chlorpyrifos in food production, with strict provisions on the sale and distribution of existing stocks to protect public health and the environment.
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🚫 Famoxadone and Indoxacarb Approval Expiry in Great Britain
The HSE has announced the phased expiry of approvals for famoxadone and indoxacarb, two substances used in plant protection products. This decision follows reviews that identified significant environmental risks, particularly to birds and non-dietary exposure risks, leading to their withdrawal from the market by 2026.
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⚠️ Tris(4-Nonylphenyl) Phosphite Classified as Endocrine Disruptor
ANSES has classified tris(4-nonylphenyl, branched) phosphite as an environmental endocrine disruptor under REACH regulations. The substance, widely used in polymers, is now subject to potential restrictions due to its harmful degradation products, posing long-term risks to ecosystems and human health.
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🔋 Stricter Controls on Lead Acid Batteries with POPs
The Environment Agency has issued updated guidance for managing waste lead acid batteries containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Businesses must now classify these batteries as hazardous waste and follow strict disposal methods, ensuring the destruction of POPs to minimize environmental harm.
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