INTERNATIONAL
IARC releases monograph on benzene
OECD…
…Draft test guidelines
…Risks of mixed exposures
…Validation studies of two in vitro test methods (skin corrosion and eye irritation)
…Updated reporting templates
JECFA reports on food contaminants
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence reviews a range of drugs including cannabis
EUROPE
REACH…
…Member State Committee (MSC) deliberations on substances of very high concern (SVHCs)
…Draft recommendation for authorisation list
…Testing proposals involving vertebrate animals
…ECHA to derive occupational exposure limits
Classification and labelling…
…Proposal for harmonised classification and labelling
…RAC opinions on harmonised classification and labelling
Biocidal Products Regulation
…BPC opinions on seven active substances
EFSA…
…Evaluation of propylene glycol esters of fatty acids as a food additive
…Consideration of dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls
…Assessment of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in food
…Draft scientific opinion on cyanogenic glycosides
…Flavouring evaluation of myrtenal
…Conclusions on the safety of five food enzymes
…Assessment of magnesium citrate malate (“MgCM”) in food supplements
…Consideration of new scientific evidence on Cry1Ac protein
…Safety assessment of five animal feed additives
…Report on a genetically modified maize strain expressing mEPSPS and PAT proteins
…Conclusions on the safety of four pesticides
…Assessment reports on seven pesticides
…Joint project on Benchmark Dose modelling with RIVM
EMA…
…Reflection paper on the qualification of non-genotoxic pharmaceutical impurities
…Guidance for impurities in veterinary medicines
…Releases information on pharmaceutical excipients
…Updated guideline for environmental risk assessment (ERA)
SCCS opinions on cosmetics ingredients
ANSES exposure limits for cadmium and trichloroethylene
DECOS… 16
…Occupational exposure limits for di- and tri-isocyanates
…Evaluation of the carcinogenic potential of two nitrobenzenes
…Carcinogenicity of occupational exposure during coal gasification and iron and steel founding
Danish EPA assesses health risks of fluorinated substances in cosmetic products
UNITED KINGDOM
COT December meeting
COC report on the use of biomarkers in cancer risk assessment
UNITED STATES
NTP releases draft monograph on sarin
Gentian violet and N-nitrosohexamethyleneimine added to Proposition 65 List
EPA releases draft Human Health Toxicity Values
Outcome of the 149th meeting of the CIR Expert Panel
REST OF THE WORLD
Health Canada consultations on barium and chloramines in drinking water
Canadian screening assessments
NICNAS report on an industrial chemical