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Sections of an EU SDS and Sections of an Exposure Scenario
Last week, ECHA announced an update to the guidance on the compilation of safety data sheets (SDSs). The updated guidance includes an overview of the relationship between EU SDS sections and the...
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Tool to Classify Detergent and Cleaning Products for CLP
Did you know that there is a new tool to determine the EU CLP classification of detergent and cleaning products? Under CLP, which is the EU adaptation of GHS, companies have three options to classify...
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Know The Substances Hazardous To Water For Your German SDSs
For Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for Germany, you must be aware of the very important and country-specific WGK (Water German Klasse) regulation required in Section 15 of your SDSs. In Germany,...
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EU Chemicals Regulations Are Too Complex, Trade Group Says
Late last month, CEEMET (Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Industries) issued a position paper advocating the simplification of the existing EU regulatory...
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EU Wrestles With Substance Identity In REACH
The European Commission is calling for feedback on substance identity and sameness of complex substances, ECHA announced yesterday. The 2013 REACH Review concluded that the definition of substance...
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How South Africa Handles GHS Compared To The EU CLP
The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) was put forward in an effort to standardize classification of chemicals, labels and safety data sheets (SDSs) around the world. However, although similarities exist...
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EU Seeks Cooperation With U.S. On Classification & Labeling
Bloomberg BNA reported last week on two position papers published by the European Commission on May 14, in which a closer cooperation between the EU and the U.S. regarding the classification and...
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Four New SVHCs Added To REACH Candidate List
ECHA announced yesterday the addition of cadmium chloride, a phthalate and two boron substances to the Candidate List, which now contains 155 substances. Cadmium chloride is a CMR substance and is also...
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New ECHA eGuide on Safety Data Sheets and Exposure Scenarios
In case you missed it, last week ECHA announced the availability of an “eGuide” designed to help users of European Union (EU) safety data sheets (SDSs) understand and use information more easily. The...
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Nine Substances Added to REACH Authorization List
In case you missed it, the European Commission of the European Union (EU) has added nine new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) to Annex XIV of the REACH regulation. The set of substances included...
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