ChemRegs Newsletter – November 2020 HSE part of new Covid-19 research programme The HSE has been asked to lead one of seven studies as part of a national COVID-19 research programme funded by the UK government and fronted by the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance. The seven studies will examine fundamental questions such as: the levels of infection … Read More

ChemRegs Newsletter – October 2020 Revisions to Safety Data Sheets from January 2021 Annex II of the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 has been amended by EU Regulation 2020/878, which was published in July 2020. Annex II gives the requirements for the compilation of EU safety data sheets. The regulations will come into force from … Read More

ChemRegs Newsletter – September 2020 (Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.) UK REACH, GB CLP and BPR 2020 has been a memorable year and as it draws to a close so the Transition Period of Brexit also ends, meaning many changes to UK chemical laws. UK REACH At the end of the Transition Period the … Read More