The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) within the California Environmental Protection Agency is adding carbaryl (CAS No. 63-25-2) to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer for purposes of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65). The listing of carbaryl is effective February 5, […]
From the CCOHS: As Nexreg posted back in September 09, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) and Health Canada’s National Office of WHMIS has been offering WHMIS after GHS e-courses. These free online courses were updated in January 2010 to reflect these key changes: 1. The GHS Purple Book updates: – A […]
From the Bureau Veritas Group: The Washington Department of Ecology (WA DOE) has released a draft reporting list of 66 chemicals as part of the pilot rule-making process related to the previously enacted Children’s Product Safety Act. Under this Act, the WA DOE is responsible for creating a list of high priority chemicals. The pilot […]
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list the chemicals 1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene (DDE) and nitrobenzene as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. This action is being taken under the authoritative bodies listing mechanism. OEHHA requested […]
From Enviro.BLR.com: EPA has announced a new policy to increase the public’s access to information on chemicals. This policy will reject a certain type of confidentiality claim, known as Confidential Business Information (CBI), on the identity of chemicals. The chemicals that will be affected by this action are those that are submitted to EPA with […]
From the Bureau Veritas Group: Beginning July 1, 2010, the Competition Bureau of Canada will enforce new requirements for non-food products labelled “Products of Canada” and “Made in Canada.” Since such labels convey to the consumer that the product was made in Canada, the new guidelines clarify the appropriate use of the label by requiring […]
From The Dake Page: In continuing their seemingly new-found enthusiasm for existing authority under the current Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the US EPA is planning to issue a series of rules to better regulate nanomaterials. These materials are made small – very small – compared to other materials with the same chemical composition, and […]
From The New York Times: In a shift of position, the Food and Drug Administration is expressing concerns about possible health risks from bisphenol-A, or BPA, a widely used component of plastic bottles and food packaging that it declared safe in 2008. The agency said Friday that it had “some concern about the potential effects […]
From EurActiv.com: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added 14 substances to the list of “very high concern” chemicals to undergo special health and safety scrutiny under the bloc’s chemical regulation REACH. The addition brings the number of substances under scrutiny to 29. The identification of a substance of very high concern and its inclusion […]
From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously approved a new rule setting guidelines and requirements for information in mandatory recall notices. A mandatory recall can be ordered by the Commission or a U.S. District Court. Information required by the rule includes: product description, action being taken, number […]