ChemRegs Newsletter – October 2023 Lithium batteries Lithium batteries continue to present a risk to air travel. Data from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suggest that, on average, there is more than one incident per week related to lithium batteries in the United States alone. Although most incidents are minor they can still cause flight diversions with all the … Read More

ChemRegs Newsletter – August 2023 Diisocyanates restriction has come into force Diisocyanates are respiratory and skin sensitisers. They are mainly used as chemical building blocks to make polyurethane products in a wide range of sectors and applications, in particular in foams, sealants and coatings. In October 2016, Germany submitted to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) a REACH Annex XV dossier, … Read More

ChemRegs Newsletter – July 2023 UK REACH The law for UK REACH has been revised so that changes can be made to the statutory deadlines for UK REACH transitional registrations A statutory instrument (SI) for extending the UK REACH submission deadlines has been passed by Parliament and entered into force on Wednesday 19 July 2023. The REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023 … Read More