Chemicals
Environmental group calls for US REACH policy review
Public interest groups being excluded from US trade policy debate
OECD nano chief predicts debate will become "more balanced"
OECD is "best equipped" to develop standard test methods, using established chemicals test methods as guidelines
Dow publishes 200th product safety assessment
US chemical giant Dow Chemical has published its 200th product safety assessment. The assessments are summaries of basic hazard, risk and risk management...
OECD issues report on acute inhalation toxicity testing
The OECD has issued a report on biostatistical performance assessment of the draft acute toxic class testing method for acute inhalation toxicity for the...
OECD issues simulation comparison of acute inhalation toxicity protocols
A simulation comparison of two protocols, TG 403 and the concentration-time (CxT) protocol within TG 403, has been issued by the OECD as part of its efforts to...
Review of transgenic rodent mutation assays issued by OECD
A detailed review paper on transgenic rodent mutation assays has been pubished by the OECD.
UK distributors publish REACH implementation survey
CBA says low number of expected registrations justifies fees suspension
ECHA publishes draft updated guidance on substances in articles
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published draft updated guidance on requirements for substances in articles and submitted it to its partner expert...
EU survey finds strong support for labelling products containing nanomaterials
An EU-wide survey by Brussels-based public affairs agency Landmark Europe has found strong public support for the labelling of products, particularly food,...
Biocides proposal prompts concerns over EU states' role
Criteria for low-risk products, EU-wide authorisation fuel early discussions among Member States
Styrene industry sues to halt California cancer listing
The US styrene industry has filed a lawsuit to block the California Environmental Protection Agency from listing the substance as a carcinogen and reprotoxin...
US NGO to launch chemicals in products database
Michigan-based environmental group The Ecology Center, will on 1 September launch its healthystuff.org website, which will provide data on hazardous substances...
EU Commission publishes nano consultation responses
The European commission has published the responses to its consultation on the potential risks of nanotechnologies. The consultation's outcome wil be presented...
OECD issues draft guidance on bioassay for (anti)androgenic properties
The OECD has published draft guidance on the Weanling Hershberger bioassay in rats, a short-term screening assay for (anti)androgenic properties.
CEFIC suspended from lobbyists register
The European Commission has suspended the Europpean Chemical Industry Council from its voluntary register of lobby groups for eight weeks after Friends of the...
The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more