C&EN: ChemFORWARD Offers a Path Beyond PFAS “forever Chemicals”
Chemical & Engineering News has published an insightful and detailed look at the PFAS, that are widely used in food packaging, exploring efforts to replace these environmentally persistent and sometimes toxic chemicals.
Guest Post: Confused about chemical safety? You’re not alone.
Every chemical should have hazard data publicly available. Hazard is an inherent property of an ingredient, and refers to its ability to cause harm, whereas exposure is how you come into contact with the chemical. (Hazard + exposure = risk)
Botanicals Deserve Credible, Harmonized Assessments: Heine and Bartlett
Consumers and producers often assume that “natural” means “safe,” sometimes without adequate information. Beauty Matter has published this article by ChemFORWARD, examining the rapidly growing field of botanical ingredients.
ChemFORWARD to Support Manufacturers’ Compliance with San Francisco Safe Chemistry Policy
SF Environment has expanded the flexibility and usefulness of its pragmatic policy governing flame retardant chemicals. The agency will now accept ChemFORWARD methodology alongside GreenScreen scores to provide transparency around chemicals.
Nike Sponsored Portfolio Offers Alternatives to DMF, Facilitating Safer Textile Production
ChemFORWARD is pleased to announce the launch of a portfolio of safer alternatives to dimethylformamide. Clothing and shoe manufacturers including Nike have been eager for a less toxic replacement to the inexpensive, abundant and effective chemical, which has been used for decades to produce synthetic leather. ChemFORWARD has assembled complete chemical hazard assessments for 10 solvents that can be used instead of DMF.
Apple and ChemFORWARD Collaboration Offers Affordable, Verified Data on Safer Cleaners to Protect Worker Health
ChemFORWARD and Apple are collaborating to develop criteria for cleaning products based on the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals and leverage our existing platform to support the sharing of high-quality, actionable chemical hazard data via our globally harmonized repository.