decaBDE: Japan and Australia criticised

decaBDE: Japan and Australia criticised

Earlier this year Australia and Japan issued reports on the assessment of health risks associated with decaBDE used in everyday household items, these are now under heavy criticism by international NGOs. According to the newly published risk assessment by Japan’s...
decaBDE: Japan says low risk

decaBDE: Japan says low risk

According to the newly published risk assessment by Japan’s National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (Nite) about decaBDE and HBCD the two chemicals are of low concern in cosumer prodcuts. Chemical Watch reported that for Japanese people,...
EU announces tougher decaBDE rules

EU announces tougher decaBDE rules

The EU Council announced it has adopted stricter rules on the world’s most dangerous chemicals, like DecaBDE. The EU has toughened the rules applicable to persistent organic pollutants, the UN-agreed list of dangerous substances. The regulation adopted by the...
DecaBDE: Explore options says Nicnas

DecaBDE: Explore options says Nicnas

After the draft risk assessment was published earlier this year, Nicnas has now published its final findings of its study. In April, a 104-page draft of the risk assessment report was published by Australia’s national chemicals agency, Nicnas, regarding the importing,...
decaBDE: Japan says low risk

Mixed opinions on new decaBDE threshold

After last months call that the amount allowed is still too high, Axion Polymers, a resource recovery and processing solutions company for recycling waste materials based in the UK, says it welcomes the new proposed 500ppm decaBDE limit for recycled plastics. In March...