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Polystyrene under a microscope

By Martyn Shenton on

EU Microplastics Reporting Deadline: Are You in Scope?

News Type: General

Tags: Chemicals, Polymers, EU REACH, Environmental Fate & Behaviour

Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055, the REACH restriction on Synthetic Polymer Microparticles (SPM), introduces new reporting obligations for EU man...

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White Plastic Pellets

By John Miller on

5 Little Observations. Big Regulatory Implications.

News Type: General

Tags: Chemicals, CLP, General

Regulatory change doesn’t always arrive with a bang. Sometimes, it’s the quieter changes – a revised deadline, a subtle amendment, a shift in enforcem...

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Transport representing PFAS in Supply Chain

By Martyn Shenton on

The ‘Forever Journey’: PFAS Regulations in the UK

News Type: General

Tags: PFAS

The UK Government has brought PFAS sharply into focus at the start of 2026. In January, the Chief Scientists’ Group of the Environment Agency (EA) pub...

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Human Pharmaceuticals

By Martin Bowyer on

Clarity on the Updated Guidelines for ERA of Human Pharmaceuticals

News Type: General

Tags: Pharmaceuticals

European Medicines Agency provides Clarity on the Updated Guidelines for Environmental Risk Assessment of Human PharmaceuticalsTowards the end of 2025...

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Non-Stick Pans

By Martyn Shenton on

UK PFAS Policy: From Evidence Gathering to Potential Phase-Outs

News Type: General

Tags: PFAS

Following the publication of the UK PFAS Plan by DEFRA in February 2026, a UK Parliamentary Committee has issued recommendations calling for the phase...

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