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Chemistry World June 6, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Data sharing helps firms reduce Reach animal testing Companies sharing safety data and developing test protocols has helped reduce the need for animal testing required by the European regulations.
Chemistry World December 24, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	EU chemicals regulator scolded over animal testing The European Ombudsman has upheld a complaint made by animal rights group PETA that the European Chemicals Agency is not doing enough to enforce substitution of animal testing.
Chemistry World June 5, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Industry reaches registration deadline The European Chemicals Agency received information on nearly 3000 chemicals that are produced or imported into the EU on scales between 100 and 1000 tons per year, as part of the Reach (registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals) program.
Chemistry World July 24, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	A Viable Alternative Tests on mice, rats, rabbits and guinea pigs to stop harmful chemicals reaching humans were once a necessary evil. But such checks now seem embarrassingly old-fashioned, according to a report on toxicity testing.
Chemistry World May 4, 2011 Hepeng Jia	Animal testing alternatives for China 'China can lead the way in applying alternatives to animal testing,' says Melvin Andersen, a professor of toxicology from the Hamner Institute for Health Sciences, North Carolina, in the US, speaking at a Unilever sponsored meeting in Shanghai, on 14 March.
Chemistry World January 2007 Mark Peplow	Editorial: The End of the Beginning for Reach It's been a long time coming, but the European Reach (registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals) legislation has finally been settled, and should come into force progressively from June 2007.
Chemistry World August 27, 2009 Sarah Houlton	Reach costs set to spiral The EU's Reach chemicals legislation could use 20 times more animals and cost six times more than originally estimated, according to two toxicologists.
Chemistry World January 16, 2014	The art of alternatives Recent years have seen great advances in alternatives to animal tests. Yet we still need to understand how and why compounds are toxic before we can make the giant leap to replacement.
Chemistry World December 4, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Chemicals Legislation Settled European Union negotiators announced that they had overcome the final hurdles that were holding up new legislation to control the use of chemicals.
Chemistry World November 18, 2015 Emma Davies	Advancing animal testing alternatives The European Chemicals Agency has begun to ask companies to demonstrate that they have carefully considered using alternatives to animal tests.
Chemistry World June 2, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Nano risk register not necessary, says BASF The German chemicals giant will not support calls for registration or regulation of nanomaterials outside of the EU's Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals program
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2006 Sarah Houlton	Global Report: Chemicals Legislation in Europe Chemicals legislation in Europe may affect pharma's relationship with suppliers.
Chemistry World June 13, 2014 Ned Stafford	European chemical regulations failing consumers A leading consumer group says chemicals regulations in Europe are inadequate and fail to protect consumers from the risks posed by a broad range of products.
Chemistry World July 26, 2012 Andrew Turley	New US chemical rules edge nearer A political committee in the US has voted in favor of plans to change the way chemicals are regulated by shifting the burden of proving safety to manufacturers.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2008 Sarah Houlton	Animal Humanity The new EU directive looks to reduce, refine, and eventually replace animal testing.
Chemistry World October 4, 2010 Andrew Turley	ECHA to go easy on 'exceptional cases' The European Chemicals Agency has said that some companies will not have to meet all the registration requirements of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals legislation.
Chemistry World June 1, 2007 Bea Perks	EU Chemicals Legislation Comes Into Force The European chemicals legislation, Reach, enters into force today, as the new European chemicals agency starts operations in Helsinki.
Chemistry World November 27, 2013	Reach is a big trade barrier, say US manufacturers The EU's Reach (registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals) regulation is the biggest trade obstacle for America's small and medium-sized chemical manufacturers.
Chemistry World February 22, 2006 Arthur Rogers	EU Chemical Regulation Could Save 150 Billion in Environment and Health Costs According to a new study, Europe's forthcoming registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (Reach) is expected to offer savings that far outweigh expected costs to the chemicals industry.
Chemistry World March 30, 2009 Rebecca Trager	EPA announces new chemical toxicity plan New regulations mean the agency will now rely less on animal testing to assess toxicity and risk, focusing instead on using advanced tools from fields like genomics, molecular biology and computational sciences.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	European Union launches Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals regulation The EU's recently enacted REACH law makes industry manufacturers, importers, and systems developers responsible for the identification, management, and substitution of chemical substances.
Chemistry World January 12, 2010 Sarah Houlton	EU to look into chemical mixture exposure The Council of the EU has called on the European Commission to look at whether current legislation adequately assesses the risks from exposure to multiple chemicals from different sources.
Chemistry World December 7, 2009 Leila Sattary	Cold reception for new EU chemical security drive New European Union counter-terrorist measures could duplicate existing security procedures and increase administrative burden on the chemical sector, say industry representatives.
Chemistry World April 27, 2015 Mark Peplow	An unfortunate oversight Transparent and effective third-party oversight is one of the surest ways of securing trust in an industry. Yet in the US, where chemicals are regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA, pronounced 'Tosca'), that oversight is sadly lacking.
Chemistry World January 3, 2014 Patrick Walter	EU chemical agency authorizes hazardous chemical use The European Chemicals Agency has granted its first approval to use a substance of very high concern
Chemistry World November 28, 2008 Sean Milmo	Crunch weekend for Reach chemicals regulation Thousands of companies are expected this weekend to be scrambling to pre-register their chemicals with the Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency, so that they can continue to sell them in the European Union after a deadline of midnight on Monday.
Chemistry World May 28, 2008 Arthur Rogers	EU strikes deal on Reach toxicity tests Under pressure from Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission has promised to speed up validation and authorization of toxicity tests that avoid the use of animals.
Chemistry World June 8, 2010 Sean Milmo	One in four firms not complying with chemical legislation Inspection data suggests that a quarter of chemical companies have not been complying with European chemicals legislation.
Chemistry World May 3, 2006	US Firms Accuse Reach of Raising Trade Barriers American industry has warned that upcoming regulation of the European Union chemicals sector is likely to cause massive product reformulations, business disruptions and unnecessary barriers to trade.
Chemistry World December 1, 2010 Andrew Turley	Reach deadline passes, registrations fall short of predictions The number of chemicals recorded for registration as part of landmark European chemical legislation was 28 per cent lower than expected, prompting renewed concern from downstream manufacturers.
Chemistry World March 19, 2010 Sean Milmo	Reach deadline at risk The European Union is partnering with industry to try and prevent a large number of chemical companies missing an important deadline under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances regulations that could cause chemicals to be removed from the market.
Chemistry World December 13, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Reach Goes Ahead After last-gasp negotiations between ministers and legislators, the European Parliament today gave the go-ahead to the launch of Reach, the European Union regulatory regime for chemicals.
Chemistry World September 15, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	BASF to buy Ciba Struggling Swiss speciality chemicals group Ciba has agreed to a SF6.1 billion ( 3 billion) takeover deal by German chemicals giant BASF.
Chemistry World June 26, 2006 Arthur Rogers	Update: US Firms Accuse Reach of Raising Trade Barriers With European governments poised to approve the EU regime of registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (Reach), the US has launched a last-gasp campaign to persuade ministers to revisit the draft.
Chemistry World August 12, 2008	Reach Regulator Faces Resource Stretch The process of pre-registration of chemicals under Reach is now accelerating amidst concerns that the Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency, which is responsible for running the EU scheme to regulate the production and use of chemicals, may not have enough resources to do its job properly.
Chemistry World May 1, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	BASF to cut 260 jobs in nutrition and health German chemicals giant BASF is cutting 260 jobs over the next 18 months in its nutrition and health division.
Chemistry World June 10, 2009 Sean Milmo	ECHA recommends strict controls for certain chemicals The European Chemicals Agency has recommended that seven chemicals, including plasticizers, flame retardants and a fragrance enhancer cannot stay on the European markets without specific authorization.
Chemistry World February 28, 2013 Andrew Turley	Does chemical regulation boost innovation? According to a report from the Center for International Environmental Law, a US environmental group, tougher chemical regulation has sparked the continuous invention of safer chemicals.
Chemistry World April 1, 2010 Hepeng Jia	China Updates Chemical Legislation After a seven-year delay, China has introduced an updated version of its chemical registration and evaluation rules, bringing the country in line with chemical regulation efforts in other parts of the world.
Chemistry World December 19, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US agencies collaborate to test 10,000 chemicals A high-speed robotic screening system jointly initiated by three key US health agencies began testing more than 10,000 chemical compounds for potential toxicity on 7 December.
Chemistry World March 30, 2012 Andrew Turley	Half of sun products have BASF UV filters German chemical giant BASF says that 50% of all 'sun care' products sold today contain its organic UV-A filters.
Chemistry World February 6, 2013 Andrew Turley	Reach reviewed: no change required Chemical regulation in the EU is working as it should be, although there is room for improvement in its implementation, according to a long-awaited review from the European commission.
Information Today November 29, 2012	EBSCO Publishing's ExPub Releases R 2 For Chemical Registrations Companies impacted by the European Union's Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulations now have a valuable tool in R 2 (REACH Registrations) from Expert Publishing, a division of EBSCO Publishing.
Chemistry World August 22, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	North Americans Unite to Control Chemicals As part of the latest North American Leaders' Summit, the US, Canada and Mexico have agreed to develop a regional partnership to assess and manage the potential risks from industrial chemicals.
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Chemistry World March 11, 2015 Ned Stafford	State of Europe's environment scrutinized The European Environment Agency says progress has been made toward cleaning Europe's air and water and reducing waste disposal, but that major environmental challenges remain.
Chemistry World August 7, 2014 Emma Stoye	UK plans stricter controls on poisons and explosives The UK government plans to bring in new laws that will tighten regulations around selling chemicals classed as 'poisons' or 'explosives precursors' to the general public.
Chemistry World February 1, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Competition and Confidentiality Under Reach Global competitiveness is motivation for the chemical industry to make the EU's registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (Reach) legislation work.
Chemistry World October 1, 2008 Rebecca Trager	US to Overhaul Industrial Chemicals Inventory A plan by the US Environmental Protection Agency to overhaul its inventory of industrial chemicals could lead to a lot more paperwork for chemical firms, industry officials have warned.
Chemistry World July 8, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	ADM to buy food ingredients specialist Wild Flavors The deal will expand ADM's portfolio of food ingredients and give it access to the rapidly-growing sector of naturally-sourced flavorings and extracts.