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ECHA committees discuss PFAS restriction and hazards of Talc

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In this episode of the Safer Chemicals Podcast, Adam Elwan is joined by Roberto Scazzola, Chair of the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC), and María Ottati, Chair of the Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC). They talk about the September committee meetings, discussing the scientific evaluation of the proposal to restrict PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) across multiple industries, including petroleum, mining, textiles, and food packaging.

Additionally, they address the proposal to classify talc as a carcinogenic substance and companies' applications to use chromium VI in the aviation and defense sectors.

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Chapters

1. Risk Assessment Committee discussions on PFAS (00:02:03)

2. What sectors did the committees look at for PFAS? (00:03:16)

3. What did the Socio-Economic Analysis Committee conclude on PFAS? (00:04:22)

4. What kind of sectors are covered in the textiles, upholstery, leather, apparel and clothing sectors for PFAS? (00:05:59)

5. What was covered for PFAS on the food contact materials and packaging sector? (00:07:02)

6. What are the next sectors to be covered by the committees for the PFAS restriction? (00:08:47)

7. Harmonised classification and labelling proposal for talc: where is it used and what was the proposed classification? (00:09:57)

8. What are the next steps in the classification and labelling of talc? (00:12:29)

9. Applications for authorisation for Chromium VI in the aerospace and defence industries (00:13:48)

10. Socio-Economic Analysis Committee conclusions on Chromium VI in the aerospace and defence industries. (00:15:38)

11. Chromium VI opinions: next steps (00:17:55)

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