European Union

The European Commission published earlier in March its 2nd review of the functioning of the REACH Regulation. NIA has assessed this communication regard to its nanospecific aspects and prepared a summary report available to NIA Members. 

According to the EC communicaiton there is currently no need to change the enacting terms of REACH. and it includes several comments with respect to nanomaterials.

NIA Members can access the full NIA Summary Report. 

NIA has provided its comments to the European Food Safety Authority consultation on their  Draft Guidance on risk assessment of the application of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain: Part 1, human and animal health. EFSA has had a public consulation on this Draft Guidance which close on Sunday 4 March 2018.

Presented to the European Parliament in 2014, the Proposal for a Regulation on Organic production and labelling of organic products (2014/0100(COD)), will now be presented in Plenary again. Discussions on the legal basis of the text have been closed by the House's Committee on Legal Affairs.

NIA has assessed the Draft EFSA Guidance document published in January. NIA is now inviting its Members to provide their input to the NIA Comments on the EFSA Draft. 

The European Commission Scientific Committe on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has just published its scientific opinion on 'Titanium Dioxide (nano form) as UV-Filter in sprays'. The SCCS concludes that 'the information provided is insufficient to allow assessment of the safety of the use of nano-TiO2 in spray applications that could lead to exposure of the consumer’s lungs'.