On 3 April 2025, the European Commission presented its proposed changes to the REACH Regulation to national experts during a CARACAL meeting.
The BPC approved the renewal of Dazomet and IPBC for PT8 and issued several opinions in support of Union authorizations for biocidal products
The Ministry of Health granted a derogatory authorization for the marketing and use of disinfectants for intact skin prior to medical treatment containing 2% Chlorhexidine Digluconate
On February 25, 2025, ECHA launched a public consultation on ethanol (CAS: 64-17-5, EC: 200-578-6) as a candidate for substitution in the following applications:
The European Commission has launched a proposal to update the fees and charges payable to ECHA for services provided under the Biocidal Products Regulation (EU) 528/2012.
On February 24, 2025, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2025/351, introducing stricter purity requirements for substances used in the production of plastic for food contact.
ECHA is publishing guidance documents to help applicants comply with the legal obligations of the European positive list and is developing IT tools for data management.
ECHA announced that starting in summer 2025, the format of list numbers assigned through REACH-IT will change
On February 25, 2025, the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published two reports on the evaluation of chemical registrations for 2024.
Ethanol, an active substance widely used in biocidal products like disinfectants, is being reviewed under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR).