ChemSec is advising the European Commission (EC) on simplifying the EU’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation and PFAS clarification. The EC’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, recently announced that she aims to simplify the regulation. ChemSec’s chemicals policy advisor, Sidsel Dyekjær, tells us more about the secretariat’s suggestions and their potential impact on the packaging industry. Currently, packaging is covered by REACH Article 33, which says that suppliers must inform their customers about Substances of Very High Concern in the products.
