European Chemicals Agency - EC @EU_ECHA@respublicae.eu

@mr_chris_tattoo 2/4 Our Committee for Risk Assessment considered that the risk of cancer and non-carcinogenic hazards could not be ruled out due to the lack of information in general and the fact that no additional evidence was received on their safety during the open consultation.🔽

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1604787517924020226

@mr_chris_tattoo 1/4 Apologies for the late reply. We consulted our experts to provide you with an accurate answer.

The pigments blue 15 and green 7 are already banned in hair dyes under the EU’s Cosmetic Products Regulation because of their potential to cause bladder cancer. 🔽

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1604787365054218240

Exports of certain hazardous #EU_PIC #chemicals from the EU to non-EU countries increased by 19 % in 2021 compared to 2020. Ethylene dichloride, benzene and chlorate are the most exported chemicals. Read more in our latest report.

🔗https://fcld.ly/picreport2021t

#SaferChemicals

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1604781436464234503

#EUON -Chemicals in nanoform are used in many products - lotions, shampoos, shaving foam...The list goes on! Navigate our infographic and find out where you can find nanomaterials in cosmetics and self-care products.

🔗https://fcld.ly/euoncosmeticst

#NanosInCosmeticsEU #nanomaterials

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1604401146184998914

Have you visited the ENVI #EUAgencies Instagram account lately? https://www.instagram.com/one_healthenv_eu/

Have a look at the holiday calendar and find out examples of what @EFSA_EU, @ECDC_EU , @EMA_News, @euenvironment, and @EU_ECHA are doing for a safer Europe.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1603835199296503811

As part of our measures to address the security incident we detected on 7 December, the users’ login to our websites will remain unavailable until early 2023.
https://echa.europa.eu/security-incident-dec-2022

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1603726984231763968

#EUON - Check the recent report by the European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials on degradation, biodegradation and persistency of nanomaterials. The study also looks into the safe by design concept and its implementation in nanomaterial development.

🔗https://fcld.ly/euonsbdt

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1603381902395711488

💦Making drinking water safer💦

We've started work on EU-wide lists of #chemicals that can be safely used in water pipes and taps.

In the future, companies need to submit a review application for substances to stay on that list🔗https://fcld.ly/wdirectivet

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1603354220542967808

#biocides – Listen to #SaferChemicalsPodcast with Erik van de Plassche. He explains what the Biocidal Products Committee considered when assessing the effectiveness of rodent traps compared to anticoagulant rodenticides.

🔗https://fcld.ly/novbpcpodt

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1603287560868052994

#EU_REACH - Member States are planning to evaluate 24 substances in 2023-2025. Take a look at the draft list now - the community rolling action plan will be adopted in March 2023.

🔗https://fcld.ly/corap23t

#SaferChemicals

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1603009774462836736

🔎🖥️Be aware when you shop online – know what’s in the gifts🎁 you buy.

EU inspectors have found a significant amount of #jewellery sold online that breaches EU #chemicals laws, containing too much #cadmium or #lead.

🔗 https://fcld.ly/onlinesalesjewelleryt

👌🏻Only buy from trusted sources👌🏻

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_ECHA/status/1602709990862643201