In this week's episode of the Chemical Watch news podcast, North America managing editor Terry Hyland, science editor Andrew Turley and Asia editor David Macfarlane join host, business editor Leigh Stringer, to discuss a selection of the week's biggest stories.
These include a look at China, where the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) has published its final guidance on MEE Order 12, the country's overarching regulation governing new chemical substances.
Also featuring in this episode of the podcast is a European Commission proposal delaying REACH regulatory measures against a group of endocrine disruptors which could be used in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the coronavirus Covid-19.
But the podcast kicks off with the US, where the EPA has published draft scope documents for industry-initiated TSCA risk evaluations of the phthalates DIDP and DINP.