The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) have received a draft assessment of glyphosate carried out by four EU Member States and will now begin to consider the...
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) does not rule out that there is a potential concern for human health and the environment on certain chemical substances in infill material used on synthetic turf pi...
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has asked its Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) to prepare a supplementary opinion on the proposed restriction on intentionally-added microplastics with respect to po...
Is it correct to blame crumb rubber used in third-generation synthetic turf for being the biggest cause of microplastic pollution? Several Danish companies, together with Aarhus Municipality, will inv...
The European Commission has notified the World Trade Organisation of its intention to introduce a new restriction on Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in granules and mulch used in, for ex...
The future of third-generation synthetic turf is now in the hands of the politicians. Following the closing of ECHA’s public consultation window, the final group to consider whether there is still a p...
The Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has decided to further investigate 'biodegradable' polymers as part of their investigation for the restriction dossier on int...
ESTC encourages you to reach out to your national standards organisation to notify them that you support the publication of ‘Guidance on how to minimise infill dispersion into the environment’ by the ...