Verdant Proudly Sponsors Prop.65 Clearinghouse's Green Chemistry Conference
Green Chemistry: Verdant is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Prop.65 Clearinghouse Green Chemistry Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at the The City Club of San Francisco, 155 Sansome Street. Verdant attorney, Philip Moffat, will present on “REACH 2013.” Verdant attorney, Catherine Lin, will present on “Supply […]
EU Commission Releases Roadmap on Substances of Very High Concern
EU REACH Substances of Very High Concern: Last week, the EU Commission released its Roadmap on Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The Roadmap outlines a process for identifying and assessing potential SVHCs within the following categories: substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMRs); substances that are persistent, bioaccumulative or toxic for […]
EU Member State Committee Identifies 5 More SVHCs
REACH/SVHCs/Authorization During meetings held from June 6 – 8, 2012, the EU’s Member State Committee (MSC) unanimously agreed on the identification of five substances of very high concern (SVHCs). SVHCs are thought to have serious and often irreversible effects on human health and the environment. The five substances identified by the MSC are diborontrioxide and the following four […]
European Chemical Industry Debuts Chemical Combination Screening Tool – Concludes Regulating Individual Chemicals is Usually Adequate
Chemical Mixture Risk Assessment: May 31, the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) unveiled a tool for assessing the risks posed by chemical combinations: the Maximum Cumulative Ratio (MCR) (see e.g., news release, combination effects tools). MCR compares the toxicity of individual chemicals to the cumulative toxicity of all chemicals in an exposure scenario. Cefic argues that […]
ECHA Publishes the 2011- 2013 Work Program of the REACH and CLP Enforcement Forum
REACH/CLP Enforcement: On July 6, 2011, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the 2011 -2013 work program for the Forum on Exchange of Information on Enforcement of the REACH and CLP Regulations. The program lists the Forum’s current and upcoming activities, a description of the activities, the expected time frame for each, and its priority. Readers less familar […]
Downstream User Reports-ECHA Webinar Tue May 31
Readers interested in learning more about downstream user reporting may login to the webinar Tuesday May 31 or download a recorded version of the program from the ECHA website. The webinar will be addressed to all downstream users of registered substances interested in learning more about downstream user reports and how to submit them to […]
ChemSec Adds 22 Chemicals to "SIN List"
REACh: On May 3, 2011, the EU environmental group, the International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec), announced the addition of 22 chemicals to its so-called “Substitute It Now!” list or “SIN List.” ChemSec supposedly selected the chemicals based “solely” on their endocrine disrupting properties. Although there is no established EU definition for what constitutes an endocrine disrupting […]
EU Environmental Groups Sue ECHA to Force the Disclosure of Companies Manufacturing or Importing Chemicals on the “SIN List”
REACh: On May 9, 2011, two EU environmental groups, the International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec) and ClientEarth, announced that they had initiated a lawsuit against the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). The groups filed the lawsuit in the General Court of the EU with the goal of forcing ECHA to publicly disclose the names of companies manufacturing […]
EU Environmental Law Group Releases Reports on Member State Implementation and Enforcement of REACh
REACh: The EU public interest environmental law group, ClientEarth, recently released a series of progress reports summarizing Member State activities under the European Union (EU) regulation: Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACh). Each report reviews a different Member State’s efforts to implement and enforce REACh. Reports also are available for three non-Member State countries that have enacted REACh – Lichtenstein, Norway, […]
Six SVHCs Selected for Burdensome Authorization Process under REACh
REACh: On February 11, 2011, the European Commission (EC or Commission) announced that six substances of very high concern (SVHC) have been moved from the so-called “Candidate List” to Annex XIV of the regulation known as “REACh.” Annex XIV lists those substances subject to the “authorisation” procedures set out in Title VII of the regulation. The six […]