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EU Restricts 33 Substances in Clothing-Footwear-Textiles

By November 2021, the European Union (EU) is requiring that clothing, accessories, footwear and other textiles (such as furniture upholstery and bed linens) be essentially free of 33 "CMR" substances, including lead,…

New Phthalate Restrictions Proposed in EU

The REACH Committee of the EU Commission agreed on July 11 to advance a proposal that would restrict the presence of four phthalates (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DIBP) in products placed on the market. The proposed restriction…

EU Chemical Inspectors to Focus on Internet Product Sales, Hexavalent Chromium

Thousands of companies that sell chemical products online should pay close attention to a new EU enforcement initiative aimed at the apparent widespread failure to disclose health and safety hazard information to…