After several decades of decline, rabies has been re-emerging in several Central European countries since 2021. In the European Union, the number of cases in wildlife and domestic animals has risen in Poland, Romania, Hungary and...
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has identified new research areas where further regulatory scientific research is needed to enhance protection of human health and the environment and strengthen chemicals safety. In its updated Key Areas of...
In April 2026 the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) took steps in its sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) deal with the EU. The deal will see the UK adopt dynamic alignment of EU...
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will take on new scientific tasks under the EU’s updated water protection legislation, which will strengthen the protection of Europe’s water resources from harmful effects of chemicals. The updated EU water...
The veterinary group CVS has announced the launch of a new vet-to-vet oncology support service to help first opinion practices manage cancer cases. CVS has launched the Collaborative Cancer Care service across all its practices, and...
The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) has concluded that ethanol may be approved for use in hand and general disinfectants. The Committee did not take a position on whether ethanol should be considered...
Researchers have developed groundbreaking tools that allow grasses - including major grain crops like maize - to act as living biosensors capable of detecting extremely small amounts of selected chemicals within the field. The goal was...
ECHA will now assess chemical safety in toys, process companies’ derogation requests to use prohibited chemicals and provide scientific recommendations via expert committees. These new responsibilities are because of the new Toy Safety Regulation (TSR), which...
New guidelines have been published for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in cats. A paper has been released by International Cat Care (iCatCare) to coincide with World Diabetes Day and is intended to act as an...
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched an updated SME hub on its website to support smaller companies with their duties under European chemicals legislation. Helping SMEs is one of the Agency’s core tasks. The SME...
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