Study finds 26% non-compliance with REACH

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Helsinki, Finland -- A project by a group connected to the European Chemicals Agency has found that 24 percent of its 1,600 members are non-compliant with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, or REACH, standards.

The REACH-EN-FORCE project, presented by the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement, said on June 1 it found that 2.6 percent of the members have no data or no provision for REACH; 5.6 percent had incorrect preregistration; 11 lacked the required SDS; and 20 percent were non-compliant with language and format requirements.

The forum members agreed to extend the inspection activities until spring 2011 to access compliance with the first deadline for registering, Nov. 30, 2010.

From Rubber & Plastics News (A Crain publication)

Press release from EChA