This edition of the Chemical Watch news podcast sees North America managing editor Terry Hyland, Europe editor Luke Buxton and business editor Leigh Stringer join news editor Charlotte Niemiec to discuss the latest developments in chemicals management across the globe.
The subjects discussed this week include the seismic change in TSCA new chemicals policy in the US, with scrutiny returning to some of the risk evaluations already conducted on existing chemicals.
We'll also be looking at Echa's funding problems and the impact this is having on several aspects of its work, including on compliance projects on poison centre notifications and the classification of mixtures.
And Leigh Stringer tells us about the fashion retailer H&M Group's call for the European Commission to reconsider its definition of 'safe and sustainable by design' because it fears the current proposed criteria aren't enough to ensure safe products.