INTERNATIONAL
IARC…
…Monograph on drinking coffee, mate and very hot beverages
…Evaluations on some chemicals of interest
JECFA summary and conclusions on certain food additives
OECD releases new and updated test guidelines
EUROPE
REACH…
…Member State Committee (MSC) deliberations on substances of very high concern (SVHCs)
…Carcinogenicity assessment of pitch, coal tar, high temperature (CTPHT)
…Proposed database on substances in articles
…Calls for comments on PFHS and related substances
…Testing proposals involving vertebrate animals
Classification and labelling…
…Proposals for harmonised classification and labelling on five substances
Biocidal Products Regulation…
…BPC opinions on two active substances
…Updated BPR guidance
EFSA…
…Guidance on the risk assessment of chemical mixtures
…Final guidance on nanomaterials
…Consideration of new studies on titanium dioxide
…Assessment of the food additives gellan gum and stannous chloride
…Conclusions on the safety of two food enzymes
…Evaluation of amprolium hydrochloride as an animal feed additive
…Opinion on pesticides residues in foods for infants and young children
…Conclusions on the safety of four pesticides
…Assessment reports on three pesticides
EMA considers six herbal medicinal products
SCCS opinions and final addendum on cosmetics ingredients
DECOS…
…Occupational cancer risk levels for 1,2-dichloroethane and 4,4’-methylene bis(2-chloroaniline)
…Evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of two nitrobenzenes
…Assessment of the reproductive effects of phenytoin
Swedish Chemicals Agency (KEMI) proposes restrictions on MCCPs
UNITED KINGDOM
COT July meeting
COC recent discussions
UNITED STATES
NTP finalises toxicology and carcinogenicity report on p-chloro-α,α,α-trifluorotoluene (PCBTF)
Outcome of the 147th meeting of the CIR Expert Panel
REST OF THE WORLD
NICNAS reports on three industrial chemicals