REACH ban challenge falls – but closer than many thought

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This morning the European Parliament  Environment Committee voted on Julie Girling’s (UK/ECR) challenge against the listing for authorisation of Triton X-100 under REACH. The vote was closer than many expected: For 23, Against 34, 1 abstention. It is the closest any challenge has got to date. I recall a challenge against the phase out of … Read more

What did the EU do in 2016

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Every year European commission publishes a journal report on the and the activities of the European Union. On 15 March they published a 2016 edition. Please find more information here. It is well worth reading. Monthly to Yearly Reports Many years ago, the commission used to publish a monthly version of the general report. It was … Read more

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Do you sound like a tobacco lobbyist?

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Do the Words Give the Game Away I have just re-read Christopher Buckley’s “Thank you for Smoking” and completed “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer” by Dr.  Siddhartha Mukherjee Pulwitzer, who is an oncologist (a doctor of Cancer). I read Dr.  Siddhartha Mukherjee Pulwitzer Prize winning book because I wanted to better … Read more