May 2018 Edition

ChemRegs Newsletter – May 2018 11th ATP amends CLP  The European Commission (EC) has published an amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, the (CLP) Regulation. The CLP Regulation is the current system of classification and labelling for the supply and use of chemicals in the EU and implements the internationally agreed UN Global … Read More

April 2018 Edition

ChemRegs Newsletter – April 2018 Over 80% of internet advertisements for hazardous chemicals do not have the required warnings The ECHA Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (the Forum) has published the findings of an enforcement project focusing on the control of internet sales of hazardous mixtures. The project’s aim was to check whether the advertisements of hazardous chemical … Read More

March 2018 Edition

ChemRegs Newsletter – March 2018 Coming to a hazardous label near you…….Unique Formula Identifier     A new element will be appearing on CLP labels from 2020. The unique formula identifier, or UFI for short, is a 16-character code that will be required on the label of all products that contain a hazardous mixture in the EU. The UFI will be … Read More