This week’s Chemical Watch News & Insight Podcast Short reviews our top stories, plus other interesting developments from around the globe.
In New York, the state attorney general has sued six chemical manufacturers over their use of PFAS in consumer products, with the lawsuit going beyond allegations typically raised in state-led PFAS cases.
In the EU, committees in the European Parliament have given a green light to a provisional agreement among EU lawmakers on the Chemicals Omnibus, bringing the measure one step closer to adoption.
Meanwhile, regulators in China have proposed a unified framework for managing national and industry standards for cosmetics and toothpaste.
Other stories include:
- Illinois prohibits 24 cosmetic ingredients;
- the European Commission is proposing to ban 16 cosmetic ingredients deemed to be carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive (CMR) toxicants;
- Brazil is finalising its RoHS resolution restricting substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE); and
- a feature story looking at how some investors view the long-term risks of PFAS.
Tune in to hear more and then visit Chemical Watch News & Insight to catch all the latest news on global developments in chemicals management.
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