INTERNATIONAL
ICH issues finalised M7 guideline on mutagenic impurities in pharmaceuticals
OECD approach for assessing skin corrosion and irritation
Draft OECD guidelines for the testing of chemicals
JECFA summary and conclusions on food additives
IARC conclusions on five chemicals
OECD issues SIAPs on titanium dioxide, chlorosilanes and di-tert-butyl peroxide
EUROPE
REACH
… Proposals for harmonised classification and labelling
… Other items of interest
Biocidal Products Regulation
… Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) adopts opinions on active substances
… Public consultation on carbendazim as a potential candidate for substitution
ECETOC updates its TRA tool
EFSA evaluates Sunset Yellow FCF
EFSA assesses the safety of two astaxanthin-rich novel food ingredients (NFIs)
EFSA considers the health risks of dietary acrylamide
EFSA weighs up the benefits of seafood with the risks of methylmercury
EFSA dietary reference values (DRVs) for selenium
EFSA assessment of a substance used in food-contact materials
EFSA draft assessment report (DAR) and addendum on two pesticides
EFSA concludes on five pesticides
VKM concern about tolerable upper intake level (UL) of vitamin D for adolescents
ANSES opinion on phytosterols
BfR assesses brominated vegetable oil in soft drinks
Opinions on cosmetic ingredients from SCCS
Nitrogen oxides reviewed by SCOEL
DECOS evaluates the carcinogenic risk of 5-nitroacenaphthene and adriamycin
Parkinson’s disease and occupational exposure to chemicals – NEG report
UNITED STATES
EPA considers health hazards of flame retardants (including HBCD and pentaBDE)
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is the subject of a draft NTP monograph
… and a finalised EPA assessment under TSCA
Draft updated EPA human health and ecological risk assessments for five pesticides
FDA accepts GRAS status for seven food ingredients
REST OF THE WORLD
Canadian authorities issue three draft screening assessments on environmental chemicals
Health Canada issues registration decisions on pesticides
NHMRC releases draft information paper on lead
NICNAS expands its IMAP work on industrial chemicals
… and issues full public reports on three industrial/commercial compounds
FSANZ considers maximum levels for tutin in honey
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