ECHA SAYS FOOD AND DRINKS INDUSTRY NEEDS TO PREPARE FOR NEXT REACH REGISTRATION

The food and drink industry has been advised to take special care that it is complying with the European Union (EU) chemical control system REACH, following a specialist briefing held at the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) HQ in Helsinki on March 6. Experts addressed the next registration stage of REACH, where companies making or importing chemicals used in the European Union (EU) of small volumes (1 tonne a year and above) must register these substances by May 31, 2018. For those used in quantities of 10 tonnes or more – safety data assessments of their use ...


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