On the 25th June 2020, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2020/878, which amends Annex II of the REACH regulation.

Yordas Group can now submit Poison Centre Notification, as per the new harmonised requirements, to the appointed bodies in EU Member States Denmark, Estonia and Germany.

Deciding whether a product is classed as a cosmetic, biocide or medicinal product can be a complex task. Many products have dual purposes such as antibacterial hand washes and as such can fall under different regulations. Our new whitepaper by Dr Stacey Webster aims to provide guidance on borderline products within Europe and provide a comparison to the United States with an emphasis on soaps, hand washes, cleansers and wipes.

Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus increased demand for disinfectants globally so countries around the globe have put in place emergency legislations and derogations to respond to the crisis.

From 5 January 2021, companies supplying articles containing SVHCs on the REACH Candidate List in a concentration of 0.1% w/w or above need to notify their info to the SCIP database

Based on data from national inventories and the EU catalogue of nanomaterials in cosmetics, ECHA expected updated registrations dossiers for almost 300 substances

An ECHA FORUM pilot enforcement project, targeting SVHCs in consumer goods sold on the European market, has uncovered high levels of information communication non-compliance.