From CBC.ca: U.S. and Canadian product safety authorities will investigate the presence of cadmium in children’s jewelry imported from China, and Wal-Mart has pulled the items from shelves after lab tests showed some were made almost entirely of the toxic metal. The promise for action is the result of an Associated Press investigation that found […]
ECHA reminds companies to start classifying chemicals under CLP as early as possible. Manufacturers and importers in the EU have to classify substances according to the new CLP criteria from December 1, 2010 onwards. And also must notify these classifications to the Classification and Labelling Inventory in ECHA by January 3, 2011. Please read this […]
From the Federal Register: OSHA is scheduling informal public hearings on its proposal to revise the Hazard Communication Standard. OSHA anticipates receiving several hearing requests, and this document describes the procedures the public must use to participate in the hearings. Informal public hearing. The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m., local time, on the following […]
From the Consumer Specialty Products Association: January 1, 2010 marks the effective date for a consumer product ingredient communication initiative that three industry groups developed as a means for companies to share with consumers more information about the ingredients in four consumer product categories—air care products, automotive care products, cleaning products, and polishes and floor […]
From BusinessGreen.com: The US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) delivered an unwelcome Christmas gift to the chemical industry over the holiday period, making two decisions that were welcomed by environmentalists but which have angered industry groups. The watchdog announced tough new measures to regulate the use of four chemical groups, and also listed the chemicals industry […]
From The Washington Post: Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States…nearly 20 percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officials under a little-known federal provision. The policy was designed 33 years ago to protect trade secrets in […]
From the Los Angeles Times: The U.S. manufacturers of a toxic flame retardant commonly used in television sets have agreed to phase out production under a deal with federal regulators. The retardant, known as deca, is one of a class of chemical compounds that have been found in California residents at the highest levels in […]
From the OEHHA: The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the California Environmental Protection Agency announces the publication of the final technical support document for the Public Health Goal (PHG) for bromate in drinking water. The PHG is established at 0.1 ppb, based on carcinogenic effects. Download the announcement here: Final Public Health […]
From ECHA: ECHA´s Member State Committee identified 15 new chemical substances for the Candidate List of substances of very high concern which will formally be updated in January 2010. The list of new substances can be found here: http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/pr_09_15_msc_svhc_20091207.pdf Click on the links for more information. Relevant Nexreg Compliance Links: REACH compliance, EU SDS authoring, […]
From the OEHHA: The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued requests for relevant information in the California Regulatory Notice Register as to whether clodinafop-propargyl (CAS No. 105512-06-9) and metofluthrin (CAS No. 24044-70-6) meet the criteria for listing as causing cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act […]