Chemical Watch News and Insight Podcast

This week’s podcast short looks at a trio of stories covering the US government’s latest unified agenda, with the EPA hinting at a  surge  of upcoming TSCA rules, the FDA pushing back  the release date for its GRAS proposal, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission signalling that its regulatory review of organohalogen flame retardants is continuing.   In Europe, we discuss a story covering the ...

Catch up on the latest headlines from Chemical Watch News & Insight with our latest Podcast Short.  This week, we look at discussions from a meeting of the EU’s Environment Council, where ministers said the upcoming REACH update should  focus on  gaps in enforcement and digitizing data-sharing infrastructure.   In the US, the Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of Monsanto in a case over sta...

Join us for our first Chemical Watch Podcast Short, where we highlight our latest top stories.   This week, we look at the options the European Commission is  exploring  as it considers updating REACH without reopening the law, as well as the Commission’s latest draft of its  Restrictions Roadmap .  In the US, our coverage dives into the big  $450m settlement  with Chemours over PFAS discharges, a...

This week’s Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast from Enhesa looks at two recent recommendations from ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC): one saying the ultra-short-chain PFAS TFA warrants classification as a reprotoxicant, and another agreeing with a French proposal to classify the acne treatment ingredient resorcinol as a category 1 endocrine disruptor.  Science editor Andrew Turley...

In this week’s Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast from Enhesa we discuss the status of the UK’s chemicals framework more than five years on from Brexit, as well as the latest on the EU’s chemicals omnibus proposal.  Europe editor Luke Buxton provides an overview of what has happened with the  UK chemicals framework  since the Brexit transition ended at the end of 2020, including  UK REACH ;...

This week’s Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast from Enhesa looks at where things stand with the proposed REACH revision as well as actions by some individual EU member states to forge their own path, including new restrictions on PFAS.  Managing editor for Europe Leigh Stringer joins the podcast to talk about  EU chemicals policy , including the REACH revision and a  recent push  from sever...

In this week’s Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast from Enhesa, we look at recent updates to chemical laws in China, Japan and Vietnam.  Asia desk editor Dr Kerry Hebden joins the podcast to talk about changes to Japan’s  Chemical Substances Control Law , some of which are due to take effect next month. Kerry also talks about Japan’s transition from the 6th version of the UN’s Globally Harmo...

This week’s Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast from Enhesa takes a look at what is ahead for the  global packaging sector .   Senior editor Charlotte Niemiec joins us to talk about the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) taking effect later this year and what that means for companies.  We’ll also discuss the growing number of US states that have adopted extended producer re...

This week’s Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast from Enhesa takes us inside the US EPA’s recent proposal to amend the 2023 TSCA PFAS reporting rule and the potential implications for stakeholders.  North America Managing Editor Kelly Franklin joins us to talk about the ways EPA is looking to  scale back  the scope of its TSCA section 8(a)(7) rule, why  article importers  may support those pl...

This week’s Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast looks at the factors behind retailer Patagonia’s 20-year journey to phase out the use of intentionally added PFAS.  Business editor Shanda Moorghen joins the podcast to talk about  Patagonia’s recent announcement  that it has phased out PFAS from its new products, how it got there, and why the company says it still will not market its products...

In this episode, Managing Editor for Europe, Leigh Stringer, discusses what we know about the REACH revision and how a negative opinion on the proposal from the European Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board has thrown a wrench into the timing of its release. We also walk through the basics of the EU’s simplification agenda and how it is impacting the REACH revision and other EU chemicals legisla...

In this episode, North America desk editor Julia John talks about California legislation that could limit phthalates in IV bags, bisphenols in children's products and more. Asia senior reporter Uzair Aftab talks about how businesses are dealing with Taiwan's upcoming deadline for registering more than 100 priority existing chemicals. Finally, senior reporter on biocides, Vanessa Zainainger...

In this episode, Europe managing editor Leigh Stringer talks about the results of this summer’s elections in Europe and what they might mean for policies like the EU’s REACH revision and the alternative transitional registration model (ATRm) for UK REACH. Senior editor Terry Hyland talks about the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision to overturn Chevron deference and how it could affect TSCA.

In this episode, Europe editor Luke Buxton walks us through the new UK REACH registration model ⁠proposal⁠, Asia desk editor Dr Kerry Hebden talks about why Japanese businesses want ⁠more time⁠ to phase out the flame retardant Dechlorane Plus, and North America desk editor Julia John shares the story behind how the UV-absorber ⁠BEMT⁠ could become first sunscreen active ingredient approved in the U...

This week's Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast takes a deep dive into a recent ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of  Inhance Technologies v US EPA . In this episode, North America managing editor Kelly Franklin and senior editor Terry Hyland discuss the history and potentially broad implications of the court's conclusion that the EPA exceeded its...

This week's Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast dives into some of the latest developments out of the European Commission, Taiwan and the US EPA. In this episode, senior correspondent for Europe Clelia Oziel discusses action behind the scenes as the European Commission debates the REACH revision, polymer registration, essential use of chemicals and more.

This week's Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast marks the third and final part of our 2024 Global Outlook special edition series. In this episode, we discuss developments to watch in India and China, as well as key scientific issues in the EU and elsewhere.

Welcome to the second of three special editions focused on our 2024 Global Outlook series of articles produced by the Chemical Watch News & Insight team. In this episode, North America managing editor Kelly Franklin and Europe managing editor Leigh Stringer join senior editor Terry Hyland to discuss the outlook this year for TSCA in the US and chemicals management in the EU.

The Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast is back! Welcome to the first of three special editions focused on our 2024 Global Outlook series of articles produced by the Chemical Watch News & Insight team.  In this episode, North America desk editor Julia John, transport and storage managing editor Peter Mackay, and Europe managing editor Leigh Stringer join senior editor Terry Hyland to dis...

Welcome to the second of two special editions of the Chemical Watch podcast based on this year’s Global Outlook 2023 series of articles produced by the Chemical Watch News & Insight team.

Welcome to the first of two special editions of the Chemical Watch podcast based on this year’s Global Outlook 2023 series of articles produced by the Chemical Watch News & Insight team. In this episode, Americas reporter Cailey Gleeson, transport editor Peter Mackay and North America desk editor Julia John join global managing editor Kate Lowe to discuss some of the policy and regulatory deve...

Welcome to a special, one-off Chemical Watch podcast on substance identity issues that have been raised as part of the ongoing REACH revision. In particular, we will be looking at a range of changes proposed by Germany’s Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Baua). These would tackle potential registration problems of substances with hazardous impurities and nanomaterials. They inc...

In this latest episode, UN and emerging markets reporter, Eline Schaart, transport and storage editor, Peter Mackay, and chief analyst, Nhat Nguyen, join global managing editor, Kate Lowe, to discuss some of the policy and regulatory developments likely to affect chemicals management in the next 12 months.

In this episode managing editor for Europe Leigh Stringer, Asia desk editor David Macfarlane and science editor Andrew Turley join global managing editor Kate Lowe to discuss some of the policy and regulatory developments likely to affect chemicals management in the next 12 months.

This edition of the Chemical Watch news podcast sees North America managing editor Terry Hyland, Europe correspondent Clelia Oziel and science editor Andrew Turley join global managing editor Kate Lowe to discuss the latest stories.