The consumer goods market is ever-changing, fast-paced, and a clear indicator of global economic health. Consumers are savvy and constantly demand new products and technologies to meet basic needs, life style preferences, and the "next best thing." As these products and technologies are developed and redeveloped, consumer expectations for quality, safety and affordability also evolve.
Within this dynamic context, ARCADIS is dedicated to helping clients in the consumer goods industries compete in the global marketplace by providing world-class expertise on a local basis.
ARCADIS specialists routinely assess the human and environmental safety and regulatory compliance of an array of consumer products, including:
- Beauty and grooming products, including cosmetics and fragrances, personal care products, and devices
- Household care products and devices, including household cleaners, laundry detergents and conditioners, air fresheners, mops and brooms
- Health care products and devices
- Feminine hygiene and baby care products
- Professional/industrial use products, such as cleaners and air fresheners used in a professional setting
- Human and veterinary drugs
- Food additives
- Agrochemicals, antimicrobials and biocides
- Fabric treatments for clothing and other consumer goods
- A range of products containing nanotechnologies
ARCADIS’ veteran safety experts, toxicologists, and regulatory compliance specialists have a demonstrated record of success in assisting our clients in the following global product stewardship service areas.
Health & safety
- Product and ingredient risk assessments, including human health, environmental and electrical/physical hazard safety assessment
- Robust summary development for health and environmental endpoints to support internal and external risk assessments
- Human health and ecotoxicology study placement, monitoring and data interpretation
- Hazard, exposure and risk characterization for regulatory submissions
- Industrial hygiene support for raw materials and products
- Microbiological quality, antimicrobial performance and registration support
Global regulatory compliance of products
- Regulatory compliance guidance and evaluation
- Global regulatory surveillance and tactical planning, including support for EU REACH, U.S. TSCA, U.S. FIFRA, EU BPD, and Chinese, Japanese, Latin American, etc. regulations
- EU REACH Chemical Safety Report (CSR) and dossier preparation
- Energy, global climate change and sustainability services for the life cycle of the product
Facilities management
- Review of internal facility environmental health and safety programs and development of compliance standards, tools and management systems
- Implementation of sound facility environmental health and safety plans and programs
- Development of comprehensive environmental compliance and monitoring programs that reduce the risk and cost of potential environmental liabilities
- Environmental permitting services across all media, including air, water, waste and land use