The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is drafting a positive list for substances that can be safely used in materials which will come into contact with drinking water in the EU.

According to a rule adopted by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) amending Directive 2008/98/EC on Waste, companies producing, importing or selling articles that contain Candidate List Substances must submit information required by the rule by the end of 2020.

As a result of the update, all members in a joint submission will now have access to an overview of the data (Annexes VI-X) in their most recent, successful submission.

ECHA has launched the EU nanomaterials observatory (EUON), which is a website intended to provide information on nanomaterials in the EU market to the public. 

A European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology (Ecetoc) taskforce has released guidance for assessing whether or not a substance "possesses endocrine disrupting properties".