European Chemicals Official Says Work Remains for REACH

Registration under the European Union’s REACH chemicals law has allowed the EU to collect information on some 14,000 substances since 2010, but work remains to improve data quality and the transparency of how companies are using nanomaterials, a European Chemicals Agency official said.

Since 2010, REACH (Regulation No. 1907/2006 on the registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals) has required companies to submit in registration dossiers extensive substance information, including data on substance properties and guidance on safe use, as a condition of access to the EU market.

Of the 14,000 dossiers received so far, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has ...