04.03.2018
- The discussion of whether to turn the current EU moratorium on neonicotinoid-based insecticides (neonics) into a permanent ban is expected to be revived before the end of the month...
21.06.2017
- The Member State Committee (MSC) of the EU, acting on a proposal made by France, has unanimously voted to add bisphenol A (BPA), the chemical used to produce the engineering...
03.01.2017
- Major US-based chemical company Celanese has initiated and will lead a consortium to conduct a toxicological study on potassium sorbate and sorbic acid. The action is in response...
01.09.2016
- In another unilateral move that will keep the country steps ahead of the EU on curbing the use of suspected endocrine disruptors, Sweden has announced it will ban epoxy linings...
16.06.2016
- In the form of an Impact Assessment Report and two draft legal acts – a Plant Protection Products Regulation and a Biocidal Products Regulation – the European Commission (EC) on...
06.05.2016
- The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will reopen its evaluation of the potential effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on the immune system in light of fresh scientific evidence...
14.04.2016
- After the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) last month passed a resolution urging the EU Commission not to renew the authorization of the herbicide ingredient...
13.01.2015
- A new study commissioned by the German Green party concludes that the free trade agreement Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) being negotiated by the EU and the...
