INTERNATIONAL

JECFA report on veterinary drug residues

OECD SIARs/ITARs on seven chemicals

Draft OECD guidelines for the testing of chemicals

EUROPE

REACH

…Review of criteria for non-aquatic organisms within PBT/vPvB frameworks

…Proposals for harmonised classification and labelling

…Additional consultation launched on the classification and labelling of acetochlor

…ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopts five opinions on harmonised classification and labelling

…Proposed restriction of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE)

…Consultations on ten potential substances of very high concern (SVHCs)

…Public consultation on substances to be added to ECHA’s Authorisation List

…Applications for authorisation supported by RAC and SEAC

…Other items of interest

SEURAT-1 Research Initiative releases 2014 progress report

EFSA draft assessment reports (DARs)

EFSA concludes on four pesticides

Herbal product assessments from EMA

SCENIHR issues draft opinion on the safety of dental amalgam

BfR assessment of polyethylene microparticles in cosmetics

RIVM reviews the toxicology of bisphenol A (BPA)

UNITED KINGDOM

COT September deliberations

UNITED STATES

California EPA publishes evidence on the carcinogenicity of two groups of compounds

EPA finalises PPRTV documents covering several compounds

Finalised NTP report on tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA)

REST OF THE WORLD

Canadian authorities issue five screening assessment reports on environmental chemicals

NICNAS issues full public reports on three industrial chemicals

Health Canada releases an evaluation report on fluopyram, a fungicidal active ingredient…

…and issues registration decisions on three other pesticides

APVMA issues public release summaries on derquantel and flonicamid

FSANZ applications for genetically modified cotton