DO NOT PRE-REGISTER WHOLE INVENTORY, ECHA URGES Companies should not pre-register all substances for REACH compliance unless they intend to register all of them eventually, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) said October 6.

LABEL READING IS RARE WITH FAMILIAR PRODUCTS, DUTCH FIND Consumers are less likely to be aware of the risks associated with familiar household chemicals than they are aware of the risks of less common products, according to the Netherlands’ Consument Veiligheid (Consumer Safety).

FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on injury prevention, wire splices, vacuum cleaners, toy boats, necklaces, tanning spray, hair spray, brackets, scooters, bike pedals, mirrors, candle holders, toy binoculars, RAPEX.