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The latest sustainability-related legislation and news covering hazardous chemicals, extended Prop 65 list, plastic tax, sustainable water usage, waste sorting, environmental labelling and more.

What brings together subjects such as dog waste, Trashion, biodegradability, durability, recyclability and chemistry? Read our second newsletter to find out…

There are many possibilities such as compostable, biodegradable, and degradable but what is the difference? We use dog waste bags as a case study to explain, as some people assume they can be thrown at the side of the path or in the hedge.

The impact created by the manufacturing of fast fashion is significant, with millions of tonnes of waste created of which less than 1% is reused and the vast majority sent to landfill. We can help you understand your impact.

Each year the equivalent of 11.3kg of textile is discarded by each person in the EU amounting to around 5.8 million tonnes of textiles. Eurofins Sustainability Services support this perspective and are developing new two services to help our customers reduce their impacts.

Chemistry is the fundamental building block of all things and is here to stay, but we must manage and understand how we use chemicals in a way which protects our planet.

Latest sustainability-related legislative news including PFAS, the authenticity of raw materials in cosmetics and personal care products, pollutants for priority management and more.

ECHA publishes new Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restriction proposal to ban both their use and production.

Under the French Decree 2022-748 AGEC, the environmental qualities and characteristics of a waste-generating product and its packaging must be available at the point of sale.

Eight billion people and only one planet. Let us help you start thinking more sustainably. Why? Watch our video.

The Eurofins Assurance network of companies is pleased to announce that it has become Higg Facility Environmental Module (FEM) Trainer Body (TB), as approved by Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC).

Latest news and updates for global sustainability-related legislative changes including persistent organic pollutants, circular textiles, and recycling aims for packaging.

Welcome to the Eurofins Sustainability Services first newsletter. The objective of this newsletter with its associated articles is to highlight important topics and provide information and knowledge that will enable our customers to make informed decisions about sustainable business practices.

Latest news on sustainability related legislative changes and services offerings for consumer products including textiles, leather, toys, hardlines, cosmetics, personal care and product assurance globally.

Whatever our priorities, the way we live, what we buy and how things are manufactured is under increasing focus in relation to the impacts on the climate and environment. Find out how we can help your business be more sustainable and positively affect climate change

We have developed a sustainability starter pack to help our customers begin their sustainability journey. It involves a materiality assessment. Contact us today to start your sustainability journey.

It is impossible to make a product that does not contain chemicals. Any product that claims to be chemical free is potentially spurious and or greenwashing. Eurofins has an extensive range of tailored services to support the business community select and assess sustainable chemistry.

The risk of making incorrect or incomplete green claims can lead to negative exposure by the press and NGOs, and legal action. Eurofins Consumer Product Testing has many services that provide credible metrics for typical sustainability tests.

Eurofins’ The NFL food and beverage consumer product development services are extensive, offering existing and novel strategies for sustainable food. Examples of sustainable food projects undertaken are shown in the following case studies.

Eurofins Assurance has launched our Zero Waste to Landfill Certification Scheme to help manufacturers and retailers become more sustainable and provide fact-based evidence to and validate their waste diversion claims.

On 19 September 2022, the European Commission opened a public consultation related to the draft European regulation on prohibiting products made through forced labour (COM(2022)453 final) until 30 November 2022.

Eurofins Launches PFAS testing, the only way to manage PFAS risk in supply chains. Including total organic fluorine content to rapidly confirm the absence of PFAS in commercial consumer and industrial products.

Eurofins Sustainability Services is celebrating! October 2022 marks the 35th anniversary of when Eurofins was founded in 1987 in Nantes, France. A single laboratory start-up with only three employees, the Eurofins Group has since become a world leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification services providing compliance and sustainability solutions across a broad range of industries.

Eurofins Sustainability Services launches Chem-ST, a new cost and time-efficient smart sustainable chemistry methodology for consumer product testing chemical compliance risk management

On 1 September 2022, the State of California in the US passed Bill AB 1817 to regulate Poly and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) chemicals in textile articles. The new legislation comes into force on 1 January 2025. Eurofins can help you ensure compliance.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added nine hazardous chemicals to the Candidate List for SVHC, further increasing the legal obligations of companies involved in the supply of articles into the European Union.

Signed into law on 29 September 2022, the State of California passed Bill AB 2771 to regulate per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals in cosmetic articles. AB 2771 comes into force on 1 January 2025.

Demonstrating particular strengths in the Labor & Humans rights, and Ethics categories, Eurofins Agroscience Services (EAS) Group has been awarded this silver medal status in recognition of its EcoVadis sustainability rating.

The world (predominantly the wealthier, developed world) has become a throwaway society where obsolescence is driven by low price, or is intentionally designed in to drive future sales.

The negative impact of persistent plastic materials on the environment is now well documented. In 2020 the National Geographic magazine stated that “Microplastics have moved into virtually every crevice on Earth”.

With so much attention on the challenges associated with post-consumer waste, there is an increasing demand for testing services aimed at understanding how materials or products degrade once they have come to the end of their useful life.