@genevaenvironmentnetwork.orgAndrea Lechner of @brsconventions.bsky.social presents outcomes of the recent 22nd meeting of Chemical Review Committee #CRC22 and underscores key decisions to be transmitted to #BRSCOPs2027, including listing recommendations of methyl-parathion and lead chromates.
@genevaenvironmentnetwork.orgAndrea Lechner of @brsconventions.bsky.social presents outcomes of the recent 22nd meeting of Chemical Review Committee #CRC22 and underscores key decisions to be transmitted to #BRSCOPs2027, including listing recommendations of methyl-parathion and lead chromates.
@enb.iisd.org#CRC22 Lead chromates, the only industrial chemical, met the criteria for listing under the Rotterdam Convention. All pesticide notifications were set aside, except one needing more information. @brsconventions.bsky.social
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@enb.iisd.org#CRC22 Of the 28 notifications from countries that banned or restricted a chemical, four met the criteria for inclusion in the Rotterdam Convention. @brsconventions.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.org#CRC22 tackled six notifications that have stumped it for years. Each relates to a pesticide and presents questions of how much information is enough, especially for developing countries where pesticide use is high and capacity is lacking. @brsconventions.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.org#CRC22 Committee approved a package of information to help countries manage the risks of methyl-parathion, an insecticide. Many other #pesticide notifications were set aside or remain debated. @brsconventions.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.org#CRC22 Members set aside most of the 17 notifications it reviewed due to missing information, except those for #lead chromates, marking an important step toward global regulation of lead in paints. @brsconventions.bsky.social
@enb.iisd.orgStarting Tuesday, 15 September 2026, #CRC22 will convene to review notifications for candidate pesticides and an industrial chemical and consider revisions to the assessment criteria for severely hazardous pesticide formulations. @brsconventions.bsky.social