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Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
Information on substances found in the UK and what action is being taken to avoid unacceptable residues in the future.
The Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) assesses and advises on mutagenic risks to humans. COM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care and the...
Resources for the management of chemical, radiation and biological incidents, including UK recovery handbooks.
This report series contains substantial scientific work carried out by the Health Protection Agency Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division.
How to identify and classify waste that contains POPs.
This series brings together all documents providing updates on standards and technical documents issued by CEN.
Guidance on a strategy for genotoxicity testing and mutagenic hazard assessment of impurities in chemical substances.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
Find out what a composite product is, and how to import or move composite products from the EU to Great Britain.
These are the appropriate measures for waste treatment at regulated facilities with an environmental permit for treating chemical waste.
The Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF) provides independent advice to the government on the monitoring of pesticide residues in food.
Chemical hazards and poisons information for health and emergency professionals involved in chemical incident response and preparedness.
A co-ordinated multi-annual Great Britain control plan for pesticide residues in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Guidance on how to recover from a chemical, biological or radiation (CBRN) incident, including HazMat.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
When a material is waste, is a by-product or meets ‘end of waste’ status.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities.
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