Switzerland announces its intention to expand its Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) under Annex 3 to the Ordinance on Protection against Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Chemicals Ordinance).

The announcement was made by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) in October 2021. The proposed expansion is an alignment with recent changes to the European Union’s Candidate List.

The eight substances are:

• Phenol, alkylation products (mainly in para position) with C12-rich branched alkyl chains from oligomerization, covering any individual isomers and/or combinations thereof (PDDP)
• Orthoboric acid, sodium salt
• Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCP) [UVCB substances consisting of more than or equal to 80% linear chloroalkanes with carbon chain lengths within the range from C14 to C17]
• Glutaral
• 4,4 '-(1-methylpropylidene) bisphenol
• 2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde and its individual stereoisomers
• 2,2-bis (bromomethyl) propane1,3-diol (BMP), 2,2-dimethylpropan-1-ol, tribromo derivative / 3-bromo-2,2-bis (bromomethyl) -1-propanol (TBNPA), 2,3-dibromo-1-propanol (2,3-DBPA)
• ·         1,4-dioxane

Under Article 71 of the Swiss Chemicals Ordinance ‘Articles Containing SVHCs,’ suppliers of an article containing an SVHC on the Candidate List in a concentration of more than 0.1% must provide the professional user or distributor of the article with sufficient information, available to the supplier, to allow the safe use of the article including, as a minimum the name of the substance. Equivalent information must also be supplied to consumers, free of charge, within 45 days of a request. This is also similar to Article 33 of REACH.

The changes will enter into force on February 1, 2022.

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CL Educate Ltd., (NSE, BSE: CLEDUCATE), India’s only listed EdTech/MarTech entity and owner of Career Launcher - the popular TestPrep brand, today announced the sale of a third plot, held in one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, in Faridabad, had been sold for Rs. 32.4 million. Early in October, the firm had announced that it has been able to conclude sale of another 2 land parcels - a plot in Faridabad for Rs. 72.5 million and another in Amritsar for Rs. 23 million, the latter held through a subsidiary. The land parcel sale is part of a larger strategic decision by the company to convert its real estate bank (valued at Rs. 650-700 million) into cash for redeployment in its core business. This stems from a broader strategic push to exit asset heavy businesses including its K-12 business.

Commenting on the land sale, Arjun Wadhwa, Chief Financial Officer, CL Educate, said, “We are accelerating and redoubling on our effort to maximize shareholder value. Sale of unproductive real estate and subsequent deployment of realized cash to accelerate business growth is a key aspect of that push. With the real estate market springing back, we have been able to dispose of three land parcels with couple more parcels targeted for sale in the next 3-4 quarters.”

About Career Launcher: Listed on the BSE and NSE of India in 2017, CL Educate Ltd. (NSE, BSE: CLEDUCATE), founded by Satya Narayanan R, India’s Ed-tech pioneer, is a well-diversified and technology enabled provider of education products, services and content with a presence across the education value-chain. It commenced its operations in 1996 and is present in test-preparation & training services, publishing & content development, integrated business, marketing & sales services for corporates, and integrated solutions to educational institutions. Led by a team of highly qualified professionals including IIT-IIM alumni, with a passion for excellence, the twenty-five-year-old company has successfully diversified from a single MBA Test- prep center to a pan India conglomerate in an asset-light, technology enabled manner leveraging strong synergies between its businesses. For details, visit www.cleducate.com

Raleigh, North Carolina (release-news ) December 8, 2021 - Raleigh Gynecology and Wellness, a Raleigh GYN, has recently released a new educational resource that focuses on explaining the details of the IUD insertion process. The new article is guided by the gynecology experts at Raleigh Gynecology who have extensive experience helping clients make informed choices regarding their health. They have created this new article to better explain important details regarding this common and growing birth control technique.

Raleigh Gynecology offers readers valuable information regarding the process of inserting an IUD. In the article, they explain what IUD's do to the body, how these devices are put in, what to expect from this process, and what to expect following the procedure. The team at Raleigh Gynecology hopes that readers will learn the most important details necessary to make a personal decision on the birth control method that is right for their needs.

While this new article focuses on explaining the IUD insertion process, Raleigh Gynecology's website provides readers with more information regarding their team, experience, as well as a full list of service offerings. Their office offers routine care services that include breast care, contraceptive care, Gardasil vaccinations, PAP tests, and more. They also offer management for conditions such as endometriosis, infertility, menstrual disorders, urinary problems, and more. Their team of experienced professionals are dedicated to assisting women of all ages with the management and treatment of various GYN conditions,

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South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has published its latest specifications for food contact materials and articles.

Notice No. 2021-76 was issued in September 2021. It contains the latest requirements under the nation’s ‘Standards and Specifications for Utensils, Containers and Packaging’. It incorporates proposed provisions issued in May 2021.

Provisions include:

• New language and a new structure for better clarity
• Adding polyketones as a new material under synthetic resins:
  • Lead: no more than 1.0 mg/L
  • Potassium permanganate consumption: no more than 10.0 mg/L
  • Overall migration: no more than 30 mg/L
• Grouping synthetic resins with similar structures into nine categories:
  • Olefins with six materials
  • Esters (twelve), with butylenesuccinate copolymer (PBS) and butylenesuccinate-adipate copolymer (PBSA) as individual entries – the requirements for potassium permanganate consumption are now excluded for non-water-resistant PBSA containers
  • Styrenes (five)
  • Amines (three)
  • Acrylics (three)
  • Aldehydes (four)
  • Ethers (five)
  • Vinyl chlorides (two)
  • Others (three – fluorocarbons, epoxy resins and polyketones)
• Providing specifications in the form of a table for each synthetic resin, rubber, regenerated cellulose, paper, metal/alloy, wood, starch as well as glass, ceramic, enamel and pottery materials, for ease of reference
• Providing new safety provisions for active and intelligent materials/containers
• Regulating the use of recycled synthetic resins, including improved standards for recycled polyethylene terephthalates (PET)

Polyketone is a copolymer of carbon monoxide, ethylene and propylene, and refers to a synthetic resin in which the content of carbon monoxide in the base polymer is approximately 50%.

Food contact materials and articles are regulated under the Food Sanitation Act in South Korea. It prohibits the presence or use of toxic/harmful chemicals in food contact utensils, containers and packaging and directs the MFDA to establish standards and specifications for these products.

Implementation will happen in phases with the following effective dates:

• September 7, 2021 – Notice 2021-76
• January 1, 2022 – recognized raw materials (flakes, etc.) used during the recycling process if these are recycled synthetic resins made of physically regenerated PET materials and meet the criteria for recycled synthetic resins in utensils, containers and packaging

Stakeholders are advised to now check their products conform to the latest South Korean requirements for food contact materials and articles.

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