| Intertek have a proven track record in providing testing
data for regulatory submissions. We have experience with many regulatory
environments, including EU (Notification of New Substances, NoNS), US (EPA) and Japan (MITI) for both
existing and new substances. Intertek are able to offer manufacturers,
importers and users of chemicals, cost-effective testing.
Developments
for achieving REACH compliance:
Based on the current REACH white paper, Intertek offers:
- Methods of detection and analysis. Intertek have experience in
developing and validating analysis methods for complex and non-standard
substances.
- Grouping of substances and read-across. This will be a new requirement
within REACH and is an area where Intertek's computational
chemistry group have extensive experience.
- Structure-activity relationships (qualitative
and quantitative, QSAR) for eco-toxicity testing. The legislation
is still evolving, but Intertek has experience of applying the EPA
QSAR models for US regulatory requirements.
With the arrival of REACH legislation, there may be requirements
to change some current products and formulations. Intertek can offer
analytical and QSAR skills related to product deformulation, alternative
component selection and competitor product analysis.
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REACH
News and Resources:
- European
Commission Website for REACH
- Intertek REACH Services Homepage
- The European Parliament has approved the Reach legislation on 13 December, 2006.. REACH is scheduled to take effect from June 2007. The chemicals identified are to be tested over the next 11 years and registered with the future European Chemicals Agency located in Helsinki, Finland.
What is REACH?
Chemical registration is the basis of REACH, the EU Registration,
Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals legislation. REACH covers
both new and existing compounds. The latter will be phased in over
a 11 year period based on volumes. Registration will require information
for the intrinsic properties, hazards, risk assessment and risk
reduction of each substance (such as physicochemical, toxicological
and eco toxicological properties).
Chemical manufacturers and importers distributing Chemical substances
into the European Union will be required to gather information on
the properties of their substances and submit the information to
a central data base. Companies will be required to register all
substances produced or imported in volumes of 1 tonne and more per
year per manufacturer or importer.
ASG Background:
- Flexible
organisation structure enables resources to be focused to the
client's needs by a combination of analytical technique areas
and business sector requirement.
- Laboratory
capital investment of £7 million and growing.
- In-house
Computational Chemistry team for advanced data evaluation, information
analysis and system modelling.
- In-house
Measurement and Control team offering designed instrumentation
and automation solutions to difficult and
hazardous laboratory applications.
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