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We hear that PFAS are durable/persistent, chemically inert/hard to recycle amongst many other properties and characteristics that have made them ubi...
13 Dec 2024
EU CLP - Revised rules for classification, labelling and packaging enter into force
The updated Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation started to apply on 10th December 2024. The legislation change requires co...
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and authorities from Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden have released a progress update on th...
ECHA has updated guidance on applying the classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) regulation.It covers advice on the new hazard criteria for:E...
14 Nov 2024
UK - DEFRA Publishes Recommendations for the Adoption of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in UK Chemical Regulation
UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee (HSAC) has published an updated opinion and recommenda...
14 Nov 2024
EU - ECHA Publishes Report on Endocrine and Developmental Immunotoxicity Investigations in EOGRT Studies
ECHA has published the final report from a group of satellite projects resulting from the review of extended one-generation reproductive toxicity st...
14 Nov 2024
UK Biocides - Mycobacterial PT1 Claims to be Regulated under Medicines Regulations, not BPR
In accordance with Article 2 of the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), products which are covered by "other relevant regulations" are not within th...
Blue Frog Scientific is delighted to welcome Marianne Matzke as a Senior Consultant. Marianne has a wealth of experience in the assessment of emergi...
In its October meeting, the Member State Committee (MSC) agreed to identify triphenyl phosphate as a substance of very high concern, SVHC, because o...
23 Oct 2024
Global - Ethics and Scientific Necessity to Fast Animals in Regulatory Toxicity Studies Questioned
Overnight fasting of rats before collection of clinical pathology blood samples and necropsy has been common in toxicological studies for many years...
