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This week’s Podcast Short looks at our top stories from Washington state and the EU, plus other significant developments from New Mexico, Canada and more. 

In Washington state, the Department of Ecology has outlined the priority products that are likely to see restrictions next under the Safer Products for Washington (SPW) programme.

In the EU, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has cut the safe dietary exposure level for trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), signalling increased scrutiny of ultra-short-chain PFAS.

The UK government has formally extended UK REACH registration deadlines for the third and likely final time. 

Other stories discussed include: 

  • new guidance from New Mexico to help companies comply with its upcoming PFAS labelling regime; 
  • Canada is adding the first chemical to its Watch List of potentially concerning substances; 
  • a federal judge blocks enforcement of California’s recyclability labelling law; and
  • a UN PFAS review highlights divisions over how to manage the persistent chemicals. 

Tune in to hear more and then visit Chemical Watch News & Insight to catch all the latest news in chemicals management.

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