Switzerland Adopts Disclosure Requirements for Synthetic Nanomaterials in Fibrous or Tubular Form

The website JD Supra has published a collection of regulatory updates provided by the law firm Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.. Here an overview of the information you can find on that webpage:(*) TSCA At 2: An Update On Implementation And Hot Topics(*) EPA Issues Final Rule Delaying Compliance Date For Human Subjects Policy By Six Months(*...

EFSA has published its guidance on how to assess the safety of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications. The guidance gives practical suggestions on the types of testing that are needed and the methods that can be applied.Reinhilde Schoonjans, a risk assessment scientist at EFSA, said: “This guidance is very timely because it gives applica...

The European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) has published a study that recommends reviewed data sources, methods and parameters for carrying out market studies on nanomaterials in the EU.  In an important guide for future projects including market studies, EUON identified parameters including: i) Market analysis by segmentatio...

Chemical and food manufacturers are up to no good. Companies like Frito-Lay and Kellogg’s have teamed up with the likes of DowDupont and ExxonMobil to introduce a law in D.C. that would take away your right to know about dangerous chemicals in their products. This law would eliminate state requirements for labeling and disclosure. T...

DRAFT OPINION of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (COM(2018)0340 – C8-0218/2018 – 2018/0172(COD)...