The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a publicly-accessible database with key information on around 15,000 chemicals, aimed at researchers, regulatory authorities and businesses.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has teamed up with the European Chemistry Industry Council (Cefic) and the Downstream Users of Chemicals Co-ordination group (DUCC) in a bid to strengthen chemical safety through communication.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched guides to alternatives to animal testing and the REACH regulation, available to download in 23 languages.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has implemented a new strategy for checking compliance in the hope of increasing efficiency and transparency in dossier evaluation which it hopes will reduce processing time of these documents and ensure safety.
A team of researchers from a Liverpool university has developed a new computational model which could potentially predict the toxicity of cosmetics ingredients better than "trial-and-error" animal testing.
Repeated mistakes in dossiers submitted to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) under the new REACH legislation have prompted the body to release guidelines.
There is an “urgent need for action” to ensure that companies meet the first substance registration deadline under REACH of November 2010, according to the ECHA.
The French cosmetics trade association COSMED is organising a day
of workshops and presentations in order to help small business
understand the new REACH regulation.
Texas-based chemicals consultancy Chemrisk has formed a partnership
with Finland-based REACHLaw that aims to help North American
businesses meet new European laws for chemical registration.
