On June 25, 2019, the European Union (EU) published Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, recasting the EU’s Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation. The original POPs Regulation - Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 – has been amended several times, making recasting a necessity to preserve clarity as new amendments are introduced.
POPs are organic compounds that threaten both the environment and human health. Exposures to these compounds can lead to bio-accumulation in the fatty tissues of organisms, which can lead to cancer, endocrine disruption, reproductive and immune dysfunction, and neurobehavior and developmental disorders.
POPs are of particular global concern because they are resistant to degradation through chemical, biological and photolytic processes. They have been used, and continue to be used, in pesticides, solvents, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals.
The original POPs Regulation – (EC) 850/2004 – was published in April 2004. Since then it has been revised 12 times.
Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 has also introduced several new updates, including provisions relating to:
Stakeholders should be aware the listing of Deca-BDE under the POPs Recast Regulation means its inclusion in entry 67 to Annex XVII of REACH will probably be officially deleted.
POPs Recast Regulation repeals the POP Regulations. It became effective on July 14, 2019.
Learn more about POPs within the consumer goods industry by reading the SGS White Paper. [www.sgs.com/en/white-paper-library/proliferation-regulation-and-mitigation-of-persistent-organic-pollutants]
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