Substance Traceability
6/23/2022

Candidate list update: ECHA adds NMA to the list

The SVHC candidate list is updated twice a year, in January and June/July. On June 10, 2022, ECHA added NMA, a carcinogen and mutagen, to the list. The list now has 224 entries.
REACH Registration
5/23/2022

Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) : What are the recommendations?

The SSbD strategy will bring many changes in the different regulations (REACH, CLP, cosmetics, detergents, etc.). A CSS roundtable shared 10 recommendations to follow to adopt this concept. EcoMundo reviews for you the recommendations and the impacts of this strategy on the chemical industry.
Cosmetics
2/16/2022

2022 - the cosmetic trends of the year

The year 2022 brings with it new trends for the cosmetics industry. Past and future concerns have changed a lot, including climate change, health crises issues, and consumers' increased awareness of the impact of cosmetics on their health. These coupled with regulatory changes are all factors that are influencing trends in the cosmetics industry this year.
Substance Traceability
1/19/2022

Candidate List: 4 new additions in January 2022

For its first update of the year 2022, the Candidate List of substances for authorization has been expanded by 4 substances. Many types of products are affected, including cosmetics, surface treatment products, adhesives and lubricants, etc.
REACH Registration
1/12/2022

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: a progress report

Published more than a year ago, the European Union's Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability will change the landscape of chemical regulations in Europe. Reopening of regulations, new hazard classes, extended scope: the effects will be numerous and that is why it is essential to anticipate as well as possible. EcoMundo takes stock of the situation at the beginning of 2022.