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EFSA call for data: migration and occurrence of plasticisers in food and food contact materials
European Food Safety Authority is looking for data on phthalates, structurally similar substances and replacement substances migrating from or occurring in food contact materials. In addition, data collection on the occurrence of plasticisers in food is also ongoing.
Both calls are open until 31 August 2023. If you intend to submit migration or concentration data, express your interest to data.collection@efsa.europa.eu preferably by 30 June 2023.
OECD: people willing to pay a significant amount to avoid chemicals-related health effects
The OECD has published new willingness-to-pay (WTP) values covering five health effects: infertility, chronic kidney disease, very low birth weight, asthma and IQ loss. According to surveys conducted in 22 countries, people are e.g. willing to pay on average almost 100 000 dollars to avoid infertility and over one million to avoid very low birth weight.
This OECD project, which ECHA took part in, establishes internationally comparable WTP values to measure the socio-economic benefits of reducing chemical risks. For REACH, these values are important in restrictions and applications for authorisation.
REACH Committee meets in June
The next meeting of the European Commission’s REACH Committee will take place on 21-22 June 2023. The agenda is available online.
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