Chemical Regulations

New ECHA regulation should boost research into chemical exposure, lead MEP says. 06 Jan 2026. EU agencies should set up a permanent group to ...

... Chemical (REACH) regulation. Many PFAS chemicals are increasingly subject to global regulatory control due to the environmental and human and ...

Ad Hoc Working Party on the ECHA Basic Regulation

Separately, manufacturers and importers benefiting from the active-substance derogations would report to ECHA every two years on the derogation ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on draft risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta [g]-2-benzopyran (HHCB) and phthalic anhydride. The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use (COUs), including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by EPA, and without consideration of costs or non-risk factors. EPA is seeking comment on the draft risk evaluations for HHCB and phthalic anhydride.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing that there will be two virtual public meetings of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC). On May 26, 2026, a preparatory meeting will be held for the SACC to consider the scope and clarity of the draft charge questions for the peer review of the draft risk evaluations for 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8- hexamethylcyclopenta [g ]-2-benzopyran (HHCB) and phthalic anhydride and the draft hazard assessments for o-dichlorobenzene (o-DCB) and p- dichlorobenzene (p-DCB). The peer review meeting will be held June 8 through 12, 2026, for the SACC to consider the draft risk evaluations for HHCB and phthalic anhydride, the draft hazard assessments for o-DCB and p-DCB, the technical support documents, and their public comments. EPA is also announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on the draft documents and charge questions that will be provided to the SACC for this peer review. The draft risk evaluations and draft hazard assessments were prepared under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and will be submitted to the SACC for peer review.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to revise the start of the reporting period for the Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule (PFAS Reporting Rule). Pursuant to this action, the submission period for the PFAS Reporting Rule will begin on January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the effective date of a forthcoming final rule on the substantive requirements of the PFAS Reporting Rule, whichever is earlier.

The agency's expert committees would be given the extra responsibility of supporting international cooperation on chemical safety and management, and ...

ECHA committees RAC and SEAC support a broad EU-wide restriction on PFAS. Learn what this means for chemical regulation and lab risk management.

EPA has authorized its contractor, Deaf Access Solutions, Inc. of Bethesda, MD, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI).

... (ECHA) full database on chemicals and its unmatched capacity for assessing risks. The UK has struggled to seize opportunities to improve chemicals ...

The Committees' evaluations of sector-/use-specific aspects are contained in separate documents on ECHA's website. ... substance, as a constituent; a ...

The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has published its expert opinions in support of bloc-wide restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

Their assessments now feed into a broader regulatory process that could lead to one of the most far-reaching chemical restrictions in the EU to date.

The Green Deal mandates stricter chemical regulations to ensure safer consumer products and reduce environmental pollution. Next steps in the ...

Circular Economy · Climate Modelling · Food Production · Plastic Waste · Pollution · PFAS · PFAS in the USA. Featured Publication. Canada and Horizon ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to extend the reporting deadline for the Health and Safety Data Reporting Rule under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) by one year to May 21, 2027. EPA is seeking public comment on this proposed action, including any considerations or concerns that stakeholders may have regarding the proposed extension of the reporting deadline. The proposed extension is intended to delay compliance with this one-time reporting rule during EPA's ongoing reconsideration of the rule.

Europe is taking a major step to rein in the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) recommending an EU-wide ...

... When a farmer uses a disinfectant ... It is essential to verify in the ECHA database whether a biocide, in ...

Both scientific committees under the European Chemical Agency support an EU-wide PFAS restriction with limited exceptions.

ECHA's Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) adopted its final opinion on the proposal on March 2 2026. ECHA defines PFAS as substance that contains ...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has taken a decisive step toward what could become one of Europe's most far-reaching chemical regulations by ...

The chemical agency's risk assessment ​committee backed an EU-wide ban ... The ECHA ​opinions will ⁠inform an upcoming EU legal proposal ...

We have launched a LinkedIn newsletter to keep you up to date on the latest developments across the chemical industry including food and FCMs and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to extend certain compliance dates applicable to certain entities subject to the regulation of perchloroethylene (PCE) and carbon tetrachloride (CTC) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is proposing to extend certain Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) compliance dates for non-federal owners and operators to match the compliance dates for federal agencies and their contractors. For both PCE and CTC, this proposal would extend the compliance date for initial monitoring for inhalation exposure to June 21, 2027, and extend the compliance date to meet the existing chemical exposure limit (ECEL), establish a regulated area, provide any required respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE), and establish a respiratory PPE program to September 20, 2027. For PCE, EPA is also proposing to extend the compliance date for non-federal entities to establish and implement an exposure control plan to December 20, 2027.

Today (March 26), the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) published a draft opinion of its Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) on universal REACH ...

Development of adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) can support the implementation of the EFSA–ECHA Guidance (2018) for identifying endocrine disruptors under EU Regulations 528/2012 and 1107/2009. However, their regulatory utility depends on them being fully developed and OECD‐endorsed, and in many cases their incorporation into more extensive AOP networks (AOPNs).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information Under TSCA (EPA ICR Number 2570.03, OMB Control Number 2070-0209) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR which is currently approved through March 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 10, 2025. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of certain TSCA submissions when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA under TSCA. This document presents statements of findings made by EPA on such submissions during the period from January 1, 2026, to January 31, 2026.

Particularly in the paints and coatings industry, where PFAS play a key role owing to their water-, dirt- and chemical-repellent properties, the ...

The coalition letter was sent to all Senate and House offices to highlight the critical opportunity before Congress to improve TSCA while reauthorizing EPA’s TSCA fee authority. 

Second ECHA committee concludes draft opinion on PFAS restriction ... VCI warns Iran escalation is raising costs, uncertainty for chemical industry.

This document announces the Agency's receipt of new chemical submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information about the receipt of a Premanufacture Notice (PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN), Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), and an amendment to a previously submitted notice; test information; a biotechnology exemption application; an application for a test marketing exemption (TME); and a notice of commencement of manufacture (defined by statute to include import) (NOC) for a new chemical substance. This document also provides a periodic status report on the new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently concluded review. EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt of this information, as required by TSCA, and an opportunity to comment. This document covers new chemical submissions that have passed an initial screening and, for PMNs, SNUNs and MCANs, were determined to be complete, during the period from 09/29/2025 to 12/31/2025.

2018China TaiwanToxic and Concerned Chemical Substance Control Act ... ECHA's Risk Assessment Committee Adopts Opinion on PFAS Restriction Proposal.

RAC is one of two scientific committees responsible for assessing EU chemical restrictions under the REACH regulation and evaluates risks to human ...

ECHA notes that RAC drew on “an extensive and independent ... All Things Chemical - Global Trade Dynamics: Chemical Industry Insights ...

New rules under the CLP Regulation and fresh substance evaluations affect coatings manufacturers and formulators across Europe. ECHA's latest Weekly ( ...

... chemical bans ever adopted. RAC's opinion is not public yet but will be published “soon,” according to the Agency. RAC is one of ECHA's two ...

As the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee convenes this morning for a hearing on draft legislation aimed at improving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the American Chemistry Council (ACC) released the following statement, attributable to ACC President and CEO Chris Jahn.

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of certain TSCA submissions when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA under TSCA. This document presents statements of findings made by EPA on such submissions during the period from November 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.

The committee did not decide whether ethanol is carcinogenic or reprotoxic due to data gaps. The EC will next decide whether to approve ethanol under ...

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) applauds Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R‑WV) and members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee for releasing draft legislation aimed at improving the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The following statement can be attributed to ACC President and CEO, Chris Jahn.

... substance for biocidal uses. Following this, the broader and more consequential debate on ethanol's potential reclassification will shift into the ...

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Confidential Business Information Claims under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (EPA ICR No. 2706.04 and OMB Control No. 2070-0223). This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through August 31, 2026. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.

Chesar Platform is an application developed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to support companies in carrying out their chemical risk assessments and document them, serving both the REACH and Biocidal Products regulations.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Chemical Data Reporting under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (EPA ICR No. 1884.17 and OMB Control No. 2070-0162). This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through October 31, 2026. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend its regulations prescribing the manner in which prior notice of citizen suits is to be provided as required under the citizen suit provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the Noise Control Act (NCA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This proposed rulemaking would generally require electronic service to EPA of Notices of Intent (NOIs) to file a citizen suit under the listed environmental statutes. These proposed revisions would help ensure the Agency receives and processes such NOIs in a timely and efficient manner.

EU REACH regulations also require ECHA notification if a substance on ... SGS chemical testing. SGS offers a comprehensive range of testing ...

The EFSA Stakeholder Workshop on Genotoxicity Guidance Revision was held on 3‐4 November 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The event aimed to inform stakeholders about the ongoing revision of EFSA's genotoxicity guidance framework and gather input on key scientific aspects, including the testing strategy, integration of new approach methodologies (NAMs), quantitative genotoxicity assessment and genotoxicity assessment of mixtures. The Workshop featured presentations from EFSA, sister agencies (ECHA, EMA), the European Commission (EC), OECD, as well as stakeholders from industry and academia.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is extending the postponement of the effectiveness of certain regulatory provisions of the final rule entitled "Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)" for an additional 90 days. Specifically, this postponement applies to the conditions imposed on the uses with TSCA section 6(g) exemptions.

ECHA reminds chemical companies that REACH registration dossiers are “dynamic documents” requiring ongoing updates even after registration ...

We have launched a LinkedIn newsletter to keep you up to date on the latest developments across the chemical industry including food and FCMs and ...

ECHA Forum's pilot enforcement project found that 19 % of the ... Chemical Parks: Strengthening India's chemical manufacturing · Select and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update the incorporation by reference of several voluntary consensus standards in the Agency's formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) due to the standards having been updated or superseded by the issuing organizations. These new standards primarily update test methods and product standards concerning composite wood products that use formaldehyde. EPA is also proposing to conform these updated standards in the scope and definitional sections in the final rule and to incorporate by reference a new small scale quality control chamber test method, similar to current methods already incorporated by reference.

Substance name, EC/List number, CAS number ; n-hexane, 203-777-6, 110-54-3 ; 4,4′-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol and its salts ...

... chemical safety and the protection of health and the environment. ECHA's ability to adapt and remain future‑ready will be achieved with this new ...

Products containing over 0.1% of either substance must be disclosed, reported, and lose EU Ecolabel eligibility. The move increases pressure on ...

The REACH regulation applies to all chemical substances, not just industrial, and affects most companies across the EU. The regulation establishes a ...

... toxic for reproduction. These substances are primarily used as ... According to ECHA, once a substance is added to the REACH Authorisation ...

If a substance is on this list, companies cannot use it unless they apply for authorisation and the European Commission authorises its continued use.

Substance name, EC number, CAS number, Reason for inclusion, Examples of uses. n-hexane. 203-777-6, 110-54-3, Specific target organ toxicity after ...

ECHA placed the chemical on the list due to “specific target organ toxicity after repeated exposure. ... ECHA classified the chemical's risk as toxic ...

However, its status on the ECHA SVHC Intention Registry remains "Identification ongoing." Therefore, whether this substance is definitively withdrawn ...

The compound, which along with four of its salts is classified as a presumed reprotoxic substance under the CLP Regulation, “may be present” in some ...

We are pleased to present the Single Programming Document 2026–2028 and the annual work programme 2026. These documents reflect our expanded legal mandate as well as the third year implementing our 2024-2028 strategy goals and priorities. Our commitment to protecting human health and the environment through independent, transparent and high-quality science remains constant, even as the landscape of EU chemicals regulation continues to evolve and priorities such as simplification and competitiveness come to the fore.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has taken on new responsibilities to manage a common data platform on chemicals following the official entry into ...

According to the latest regulatory guidance from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), companies in the chemical industry must treat REACH ...

... toxic (PBT), or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB). The Commission added that the list of substances, which are set to be banned in ...

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) testified at today’s U.S. House Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee hearing on legislation to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and address persistent challenges in EPA’s chemical review programs and strengthen domestic manufacturing.

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) President & CEO Chris Jahn today released the following statement on the introduction of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives aimed at restoring predictable, science-driven implementation of the nation’s primary chemical management law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

The EU has added 15 prohibited substances and two restricted substances to its updated list of chemical ingredients recently classified as a CMR.

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ECHA commissioned an EU Observatory for Nanomaterials study on ... Hutton, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. - Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies ...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has begun work on an open platform of information on chemicals that will collate data from multiple European ...

The issue concerns a chemical compound, calcium cyanamide (CaCN2), used as a fertiliser, which the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has suggested ...

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today emphasized before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology that Congress plays a critical role to bolstering U.S. competitiveness in chemical innovation and manufacturing. ACC urged lawmakers to support a science-first approach to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ongoing implementation of the 2016 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) amendments and in the agency’s chemical assessment programs.

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of certain TSCA submissions when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA under TSCA. This document presents statements of findings made by EPA on such submissions during the period from October 1, 2025, to October 31, 2025.

... ECHA with establishing a common data platform on chemicals, bringing together information such as chemical hazards, physico-chemical properties ...

“As the central actor on chemical knowledge and expertise in the Union, the ECHA is in a key position to identify further scientific research and ...

ECHA expands responsibilities under OSOA package, strengthening EU chemical safety through integrated data, collaboration, science-based ...

ECHA expands under EU OSOA, streamlining chemical assessments, boosting collaboration, and enhancing health and environmental safety.

Moeve and Pretium Renovables are partnering to develop a potential six new biomethane plants in Spain · ECHA takes charge of EU's new chemical safety ...

Entry 78 of Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation, introduced by Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 of 25 September 2023 (commonly known as “the microplastics restriction”), hereafter referred to as “the restriction”1, sets out reporting requirements for certain uses of synthetic polymer microparticles (SPMs) subject to a derogation. The purpose of this document is to help manufacturers, industrial downstream users and suppliers of SPM comply with the annual reporting requirements to ECHA. The reporting is done in a IUCLID format, and the dossier is submitted to ECHA via REACH-IT

The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Forum) is a body of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) consisting of a network of national enforcement authorities dedicated to harmonisation of enforcement of REACH, CLP, PIC, POPs and BPR in the EU/EEA. By coordinating enforcement of these legislations the Forum protects human health and the environment, contributes to level playing field in the EU/EEA market and improves competitiveness of compliant companies. The mandate of Forum is set out in the legal text of the chemicals regulations. Under Article 77(4) of the REACH Regulation, Article 46(3) of the CLP Regulation, Article 18(2) of the PIC Regulation, Article 8(2) of the POPs Regulation and Article 76(1)(l) of the BPR the Forum is assigned tasks aiming to ensure thorough, coordinated and harmonised enforcement of the regulations in all countries within the EU/EEA. Forum’s tasks related to the BPR are carried out by its Biocidal Products Regulation Subgroup (BPRS), which addresses BPR enforcement in EU/EEA countries and Switzerland. This Work Programme sets out the Forum and BPRS priorities for the years 2026-2027 to provide steer for coordinating enforcement at the EU level. Enforcement priorities on the national level may be different, though significant degree of overlap is probable. This Work Programme ensures that new challenges and areas where compliance levels need to improve in the EU market are addressed

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) aims to ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment by assigning hazardous substances to hazard classes. The current report is the first ever communication by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on related key regulatory concepts and process numerical outcomes, with the main focus on aquatic hazards under CLP Annex I, Part 4.1. The historical evolution of the European Legislation for classification and labelling will be described, as well as the different steps and actors in the regulatory processing of proposals for harmonised classification by ECHA that have been submitted since 2009. This report will present the results of a data mining exercise, where information on biotic and abiotic degradation, aquatic bioaccumulation and aquatic toxicity that has entered the regulatory process has been extracted and further analysed. The key outcomes from the ECHA-run regulatory process on harmonised aquatic classification will be reported for the years 2009-2024. Such outcomes are numbers of substances classified for acute and chronic hazard (and categories thereof), key statistics on the degradation and bioaccumulation of these substances, an evaluation of the influence of a substance’s function/uses and conclusions on ecotoxicological data availability and quality. The main aims of this analysis for aquatic hazards are (i) to shed light on regulatory advances and achievements under CLP (ii) to elaborate on the CLP efficiency and effectiveness as a risk management mechanism, as well as its relevance for the general public and (iii) to emphasise the need for regulatory interactions for data gap identification and prioritisation of the most hazardous substances for further chemicals risk management.

ECHA Basic Regulation: comments from a delegation