Research and statistics

Reviews and reports on UK registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH).

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 29 June 2023

• Investigation of the need for CSAs and CSRs for substances registered in the 1 to 10 tonnage band

  Executive summary and conclusions Under Article 138(1) of UK REACH…

• Review of Annex VIII, Section 8.7 (Reproductive toxicity testing)

  Executive summary and conclusions Under Article 138(9) of UK REACH…

• Review of Article 33, Duties on suppliers to provide information and consumers’ rights to request information on Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) in articles

  Executive summary Under Article 138(8) of UK REACH (Registration,…

• Promoting alternative methods to animal testing

  Defra have contributed to national and international activities to support…

Reports on the environmental hazards and risks from certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) being made or used in the UK.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency
• Updated: 4 April 2023

• Environmental risk evaluation reports: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - summary

  1. Chief Scientist’s Group report summary This project has produced nine…

Identifies a recommended approach to address the risks to both the environment and human health from unintentional mixtures of chemicals.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Environment Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 17 August 2022

• Evaluation of the potential approaches to risk assessment of unintentional chemical mixtures for future UK REACH assessments: summary

  1. Chief Scientist’s Group report summary This joint report by the…