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ECHA Receives a Large Number of Comments on PFAS Restriction Proposal
29.09.2023 • News

ECHA Receives a Large Number of Comments on PFAS Restriction Proposal

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of industrial chemicals that are used in numerous industrial processes and consumer products due to their special technical properties. PFAS are difficult to degrade and are detectable in the environment, food chain and humans. Therefore, these substances are also known as "forever chemicals."

Sharon McGuiness new ECHA Chief Executive
27.06.2022 • News

Sharon McGuiness new ECHA Chief Executive

Sharon McGuinness has been appointed to a five-year term as the new executive director of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the body that administrates the REACH chemicals legislation.