Regulatory challenges abound for hazardous chemicals in the EU
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) report outlines four key challenge areas concerning chemicals regulation in the EU; discusses protection against most harmful chemicals, particularly those inducing neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, endocrine disruption; underscores the need for data transparency and a «lack of comprehensive information on many substances», particularly polymers
On June 12, 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) updated a report on regulatory challenges for hazardous chemicals that was first outlined in November 2023. The update gives more detail on four key target areas for the EU to address: (i) to provide protection against the most harmful chemicals, (ii) address chemical pollution in the environment, (iii) minimize animal testing, as well as to (iv) improve the availability of chemical data.