EU Consultation on the denial of authorisation of formaldehyde as a feed additive

Eggs, toys, and combs may contain dioxins and/or brominated flame retardants (BFRs), endangering human health. On an international conference in Poland, this was stated by authors of studies investigating harmfulness of consumer products available also in the Czech Republic or environmental compartments in Thailand. Experts from the whole world dis...

Taiwan will attempt to improve its traceability system by requiring more information to be recorded throughout the supply chain, product lifecycle and product chain of custody during the circulation of foods and food related products. On Oct. 3, 2018, Taiwan FDA announced the revision of Regulations Governing Traceability of Foods and Relevant Prod...

The European Commission launched the RoHS evaluation Roadmap on 14 September 2018 – Feedback can be submitted by end of today (12 October 2018).According to the roadmap, the RoHS Directive will be reviewed by July 2021 and information from stakeholders will be gathered through (i) a public consultation in Spring 2019, (ii) targeted inter...

The EU’s rules on end-of-life vehicles aim to: i) make dismantling, recycling and reusing these vehicles more environmentally friendly and ii) the manufacturers to make new vehicles without hazardous substances, so their parts can later be reused.This evaluation assesses how well the EU’s rules are working and whether they are deliverin...

EuRIC welcomes the initiative to take measures helping recyclers to get information on the substances contained in articles reaching their facilities at end-of-life but also points out some problematic aspects concerning this new legal requirement, such as the lack of retroactivity of the database or the fact that this won't include information on ...