Brexit update: two months to UK-REACH
This post updates you on the UK REACH Regulation, the Government’s main instrument for gathering hazard information for forming UK chemical policy post Brexit.
Author: Mel Cooke
Director at Alchemy Compliance Ltd.
Can you author a safety data sheet or product label for worldwide use?
We are regularly asked to provide an SDS for use world-wide. If you want to sell your chemical product into an industrialised country it will follow the UN GHS for hazard classification, SDS format, and label content. However, many national variations mean that harmonisation is not a reality.
Safety data sheet update: Regulation 2020/878
A new Regulation requires safety data sheets updates. This post informs you of the necessary changes.
Disinfectant Authorisation in the UK
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Harmonised classification of titanium dioxide
Industry fought hard against the harmonised classification of titanium dioxide as a carcinogen. With the publication in the EUs Official
Authorisation Under REACH
SVHCs and the Authorisation List The REACH Regulation [1] aims to ensure a high level of protection of human health
The Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern
What are SVHCs? The REACH Regulation [1] aims to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the
Endocrine Disruption
Health and environmental effects Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are implicated in declining sperm counts, genital malformations in newborns, and rising rates
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
The Problem with POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are man-made substances that take a long time to breakdown in the environment,
Brexit and UK Chemicals Regulation (UK REACH)
As of 31st January 2020, the UK is no longer a Member State of the EU. A transition period is
