Some nine of ten REACH dossiers that ECHA inspectors examined last year lacked data on the long-term effects of substances, such as information on mutagenicity, genotoxicity, and long-term aquatic toxicity. In these cases, the ECHA called upon companies to supply the data within a fixed period. The ECHA published the…
Last year, the ECHA performed 301 checks and found that it had to request follow-up data on the long-term effects of chemicals on human health and the environment in 81% of the cases it examined. As the ECHA reported in its press release on February 26, the missing information was…
Last year, the ECHA evaluated 484 registrations (compliance checks and testing proposals) and determined that information was missing in three of every four of the dossiers examined. That’s the finding of an ECHA report published at the end of February. Overall, the examiners evaluated 286 dossiers. In 211 cases, it…
The European Chemicals Agency has published a list of substances that are top candidates for a compliance check in 2015. According to the REACH Regulation, the ECHA must test at least 5% of all the registration dossiers submitted – across all quantities. The inspectors focus on information related to the…