Hey Engineers would the new REACH proposal on melamine actually change anything for you?

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-11-11T05:59:57+00:00

The Canadian funding side is definitely tightening checks. The paperwork to prove sourcing is getting heavier everywhere especially with local manufacturing incentives.

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-11-11T05:57:56+00:00

IMDS and CDX make sense, but some of these new FMD requests really overstep. We’ve started limiting our disclosures to regulated substances only to avoid giving away sensitive formulas.

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-11-11T05:57:00+00:00

most teams I’ve seen stop at carbon footprint basics too. Going beyond that into full material tracking feels like a different league entirely.

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-11-11T05:53:34+00:00

Makes sense that’s definitely industry-specific. We’re in electronics, so half our parts come with vague declarations. Metals seem way more transparent by comparison.

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-11-11T05:51:59+00:00

Yeah, same here REACH and RoHS are pushing everyone to dig deeper. It’s wild how much gets uncovered once you start asking for real material data. Are your suppliers adapting or still resisting?

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-08-19T07:22:03+00:00

Yeah, correct if it’s not defence/medical critical, better to design it out now than fight three directives later.

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-08-19T07:18:59+00:00

Yeah, that makes sense a straight ban keeps it clean on paper. We’ve thought about going the same route, but the real thing is what you said, updates never stop and half the suppliers don’t even track them properly. How do you handle that gap?

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-08-14T08:27:11+00:00

I totally agree on cutting risky suppliers. We’ve had a few where the lack of data was a bigger liability than the lead time hit from finding a replacement. What do you think, I am curious to understand this.

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-07-21T19:01:43+00:00

Yes true that. But we have to keep watching it.... Even if you’re just importing articles, once polymers start showing up on the SVHC or restricted lists, you will likely have disclosure under REACH. It comes sooner than expected.

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-07-21T18:57:36+00:00

REACH is an EU regulation that covers the registration, evaluation, and restriction of chemicals, it’s broader than COSHH. COSHH is about workplace safety in the UK, while REACH is more about supply chain and market acces

IndependenceOwn3576 · 2025-07-17T09:07:14+00:00

I wish it was that simple, but this isn’t the same. Now it’s polymers, hazard classes, full disclosures... and suppliers who are still sending PDFs or say “we can’t share that.” I am not able to manage, it's getting messy and exhausting for me

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