Even though the year 2010 has just begun, Health Canada is not giving a break to companies whose products are in violation of Canadian labelling laws. Below are products which were found to be incompliant with Canadian labelling requirements: Feb, 2010: Cleaner and degreaser (lacking child-resistant cap) Feb. 2010: Cleaning solution (lacking proper labelling and […]
On July 15, 2009, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) received a petition from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) asking that OEHHA initiate the process for listing bisphenol-A (BPA) as a reproductive toxicant under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 19861. BPA appears to meet […]
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list the chemicals diclofop-methyl and epoxiconazole as known to the State to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. This action is being taken under the authoritative bodies listing mechanism. OEHHA requested information relevant to […]
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list the chemicals bromochloroacetic acid and cumene as known to the State to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. This action is being taken under the authoritative bodies mechanism. OEHHA requested information relevant to […]
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 […]