In this latest episode of the Chemical Watch news podcast, editorial director, Geraint Roberts, talks about a leaked European Commission internal document on EU chemicals strategy for sustainability. This shows early health and environmental protection commitments may well be significantly amended.
Also on the podcast, global managing editor, Kate Lowe, is joined by Chemical Watch's North America managing editor, Terry Hyland, and science editor, Andrew Turley.
They discuss the recent TSCA significant new use rule (Snur) covering certain long-chain per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), and the concerns of trade groups representing the semiconductor industry, automotive manufacturers, retailers and more.
Finally, the conversation turns to the significance of endocrine disruptors and a European Commission ‘preliminary view’ that the creation of new hazard classes is the best way to include the substances in the CLP Regulation, which covers the classification and labelling of substances and mixtures.