The European Chemicals Agency has added five substances and revised one substance on the Candidate List. There are legal obligations placed on industry once a substance has been placed on this list. On January 23, 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced the addition of five substances to the Candidate List of substances of very […]
Supply Chain Managers must prepare for new mandatory EU rules on Human Rights Due Diligence
Our research team follows the progress North American and European regulators are making to require companies to monitor their supply chains for violations of human rights and environmental regulations. The United States led the way with the Dodd–Frank Act in 2010 The EU will have legislation by 2021 Businesses can prepare by embracing digital tools […]
In kaart gebracht: de Wet Zorgplicht Kinderarbeid
Op 14 mei 2019 heeft de Eerste Kamer het initiatiefvoorstel Wet Zorgplicht Kinderarbeid van PvdA Tweede Kamerlid Attje Kuiken aangenomen. Met deze wet is de eerste Nederlandse wetgeving op het gebied van Business and Human Rights een feit. In dit blog bespreken we wat Business and Human Rights is en nemen we deze nieuwe wet […]
Risks from bio-based FCM need monitoring – UK research
Additional sources of migration possible from agri-food, processing Food contact materials made from animal or plant biomass can perform as well as plastic FCM, but there may be additional risks to consumers from chemicals and allergens migrating into food, according to a UK study. These include heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), natural toxins and […]
Food Contact Articles Containing Bamboo Come Under EU Market Surveillance Scrutiny
Composite materials containing bamboo powder and melamine are facing strong headwinds on the EU market. Several issues, including excessive migration of formaldehyde and melamine, misleading advertising and use of potentially non-authorized additives have caught the attention of market surveillance and consumer stakeholders. Recently, there has been increased activity from market surveillance authorities to check food […]
How little things turn big and deadly
Forty years ago, Ross Hume Hall, then a professor of biochemistry at McMaster University, and Donald Chant, a University of Toronto professor of zoology and one of the founders of Pollution Probe, co-authored an important report on ecotoxicity for the Canadian Environmental Advisory. Council “The whole environment, including humans, is being contaminated in a sea of […]