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Ayer me reunรญ con la Directora Ejecutiva y funcionarios espaรฑoles de @EU_ECHA. Enhorabuena por su labor en defensa de la salud y el medio ambiente, la competitividad y la innovaciรณn en la industria quรญmica y el control de las propiedades peligrosas de las sustancias quรญmicas.
After recently adopted RAC opinion, the ECHAโs Committee for Socio Economic Analysis (SEAC) has now agreed on its draft opinion on the universal restriction proposal on all #PFAS.
Read the news ๐ fcld.ly/seacpfas2026
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๐ข BREAKING NEWS!
We're also on Bluesky together with @EUClimateAction! ๐ฆ
Follow us for timely updates on the latest climate and environmental policy developments, and ad-hoc insights into the EUโs work on climate action and environmental protection ๐ lnkd.in/e4tCf4yA
@ECDC_EU, @EU_ECHA, @EUEnvironment, @EFSA_EU and @EMA_News are working together to ensure that scientific advice and publications by EU agencies are increasingly integrated and aligned with the One Health approach.
The ECHAโs Biocides Committee (BPC) concluded that #ethanol may be approved for use in hand and general disinfectants. The Committee did not take a position on whether it should be considered a carcinogenic or reprotoxic substance. Read the news - fcld.ly/ethanol26
A recent EU-wide enforcement pilot project on poison centre notifications found:
โถ๏ธ 19% of the inspected hazardous mixtures were not reported to poison centres
โถ๏ธ In 15% of the inspected mixtures, the required UFI code was missing
Read the report ๐fcld.ly/forumpc26
We've added two chemicals to the Candidate List due to their harmful effects on human health:
โถ๏ธn-hexane
โถ๏ธ4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol and salts
The list now includes 253 chemicals that can harm people or the environment.๐fcld.ly/candidatelist2โฆ
New rules to streamline EU chemical assessments enter into force ๐งช ๐ ๐
The โone substance, one assessmentโ #OSOA laws will
โ make chemical assessments more efficient
โ help identify risks earlier & allow faster action
With a new common data platform: link.europa.eu/vJvpxR
New tasks under the EUโs One Substance, One Assessment (#OSOA).
Working closely with other #EUAgencies, we'll lead efforts to build a common data platform on chemicals. Beyond the platform, we also take on additional scientific and regulatory tasks.
๐fcld.ly/osoanews26