By Louisa Wardle on
GB BPR Divergence from EU: Data Protection Periods Extended to 2030
News Type: General
Tags: Biocides
On 25th November 2025, regulations were laid in Parliament to change the data protection end date in Article 95(5) of the GB Biocidal Products Regula...
By Martyn Shenton on
BASF Moves Away from PFAS Formulations, while Highlighting Ongoing Industrial Needs
News Type: General
Tags: PFAS
BASF Joins Global Shift Away from PFAS, but Says Fluoropolymers Still Critical BASF is not a PFAS manufacturer, but its recent announcement to “ph...
By Damien Carson on
Consortium Data Sharing for Environmental Risk Assessment of Generic Pharmaceuticals
News Type: General
Tags: Pharmaceuticals
Unlocking Cost Efficiency & Harmonisation for Generic Pharmaceuticals The Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) of generic human pharmaceuticals...
By Louisa Wardle on
BPC’s Decision on Ethanol... No Decision Yet!
News Type: General
Ethanol Update – 27th November 2025 After many years of evaluation, on 26th November 2025, the Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) concluded its discu...
By Ellie Campbell on
What Will Happen to Biocidal Products if Ethanol is Re-Classified as a CMR substance?
News Type: General
The Biocidal Product Committee (BPC) is expected to release its long-anticipated opinion regarding the active substance approval of ethanol at the...
