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Two paths moving away from each other.

By Louisa Wardle on

GB BPR Divergence from EU: Data Protection Periods Extended to 2030

News Type: General

Tags: Biocides

On 25th November 2025, regulations were laid in Parliament to change the data protection end date in Article 95(5) of the GB Biocidal Products Regulat...

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PFAS Building Blocks

By Martyn Shenton on

BASF Moves Away from PFAS Formulations, while Highlighting Ongoing Industrial Needs

News Type: General

Tags: PFAS

BASF Joins Global Shift Away from PFAS, but Says Fluoropolymers Still CriticalBASF is not a PFAS manufacturer, but its recent announcement to “phase o...

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Generic Pharmaceuticals

By Damien Carson on

Consortium Data Sharing for Environmental Risk Assessment of Generic Pharmaceuticals

News Type: General

Tags: Pharmaceuticals

Unlocking Cost Efficiency & Harmonisation for Generic PharmaceuticalsThe Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) of generic human pharmaceuticals is e...

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Dog, thinking!

By Louisa Wardle on

BPC’s Decision on Ethanol... No Decision Yet!

News Type: General

Tags: Biocides, Ethanol

Ethanol Update – 27th November 2025After many years of evaluation, on 26th November 2025, the Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) concluded its discussi...

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Ethanol in a bottle.

By Ellie Campbell on

What Will Happen to Biocidal Products if Ethanol is Re-Classified as a CMR substance?

News Type: General

Tags: Biocides, Ethanol

The Biocidal Product Committee (BPC) is expected to release its long-anticipated opinion regarding the active substance approval of ethanol at the end...

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