EUROPE
REACH…
…IUCLID 6 now available
…Chesar update now planned for July
…Annex III database for low tonnage substances
…Applications for authorisation
…Updates to the guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment (IR&CSA)
…Other items of interest
Classification and labelling…
…Draft updated guidance on labelling and packaging under CLP
…Proposal for the harmonised classification and labelling of methylmercuric chloride
Biocidal Products Regulation
…New version of R4BP 3 to arrive next month
Experts review possible non-monotonic dose-response (NMDR) data for EFSA
EFSA to re-evaluate bisphenol A (BPA)
EFSA assesses monochloropropanediols (MCPDs) and glycidol, and their fatty acid esters
EFSA assesses the acute health risks of cyanogenic glycosides in apricot kernels
EFSA evaluates various sulfurous food additives
EFSA on dimethoate and its metabolites in food
EFSA concludes on cyclaniliprole and iodosulfuron
EMA releases information on pharmaceutical excipients
SCCS opinions on cosmetic ingredients
SCHER assesses calcium cyanamide
DECOS carcinogenicity report on vinyl chloride
VKM risk assessment of magnesium in food supplements
UNITED STATES
FDA expands tobacco regulations to include e-cigarettes and a number of other nicotine-containing products
Final NTP Report on Carcinogens (RoC) monograph for cobalt
NTP finalises toxicology reports on green tea extract and α-pinene
TCEQ issues new Development Support Document (DSD) on cadmium and compounds
REST OF THE WORLD
Health Canada evaluates diesel exhaust
Canadian agencies release screening assessments on environmental chemicals
NICNAS reports on novel industrial chemicals