New restrictions on chemical use to protect human health and the environment

01.10.2024. European Commission has adopted new measures under the REACH Regulation (the EU chemicals legislation) – to protect human health and the environment by restricting the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (‘PFHxA’) and PFHxA ‑ related substances.  These sub-groups of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (‘PFAS’) are very persistent and mobile in water, and their use in certain … Continue reading New restrictions on chemical use to protect human health and the environment