INTERNATIONAL
Latest UN GHS revision
JECFA summary and conclusions on certain food additives
OECD…
…New and updated test guidelines
…Validation of the Amino acid Derivative Reactivity Assay (ADRA)
…Review and validation report of the Pig-a gene mutation assay
FAO/WHO plans for the risk assessment of chemical mixtures
EUROPE
REACH…
…Member State Committee (MSC) deliberations on four substances of very high concern (SVHCs)
…Recommendation for amendment of authorisation list entries for four phthalates
…Update to ECHA’s chemicals database
…Call for evidence on lead substances
…Testing proposals involving vertebrate animals for 12 substances
Classification and labelling…
…Proposal for harmonised classification and labelling on eight substances
Biocidal Products Regulation…
…BPC opinion on 2,2-dibromo-2-cyanoacetamide (DBNPA)
…Consultation on substitution of cyanamide
…Practical guide on (Q)SAR under BPR
EFSA…
…Evaluation of four chlorides as food additives
…Reports on genetically modified crops expressing novel proteins
…Safety assessment of animal feed additives
…Assessment report on lenacil
EMA considers peppermint oil as a herbal medicinal product
SCCS genotoxicity concerns for three potential hair dye ingredients
Report on the options for modernising EU occupational health and safety chemicals legislation
ANSES opinion on titanium dioxide as a food additive
UNITED KINGDOM
COT July meeting
COC statement on insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)
UNITED STATES
TCEQ Development Support Document (DSD) on ethylene oxide
para-Chlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF) added to Proposition 65 List
EPA evaluates 1,4-dioxane and cyclic aliphatic bromide cluster
Outcome of the 151st meeting of the CIR Expert Panel
REST OF THE WORLD
Health Canada consultation on aluminium in drinking water
Canadian screening assessments
NICNAS reports on two industrial chemicals