This week's episode of the Chemical Watch News podcast sees emerging markets reporter Ginger Hervey, North America managing editor Terry Hyland and deputy editor Nick Hazlewood join global managing editor Kate Lowe to discuss three big stories from the week.
Topics on the agenda include latest developments in the US, following new president Joe Biden’s decision to direct the EPA and other federal agencies to review, and consider rescinding, regulations and policies issued in the last four years.
We also get an insight into the big developments expected in the food contact materials sector across the globe as we lift the lid on one of ten Chemical Watch Global Outlook reports for 2021 – published this week.
But the podcast kicks of with a look at Israel, which has been developing a draft law that will establish a national inventory of industrial chemicals and set out processes for risk assessment and management.
We learned last week that the government expects this to be approved by the end of the year – a significant milestone in bringing the country closer to fulfilment of its OECD obligations to register and assess chemical risks.