From the Office of Congressman Steve Israel: On Wednesday, Rep. Steve Israel (D – N.Y.) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced that the 2.1 million-member SEIU endorsed the Household Product Labeling Act (H.R.3057). Rep. Israel’s legislation requires manufacturers of basic household cleaning products – like tile cleaner and dish soap – to list […]
From gas2.0 biofuels, oil, a revolution: Move over CO2—you’ve been ousted, along with methane, as the biggest offenders of global climate change. According to a new a study by Purdue University and NASA, the major chemicals most frequently cited as leading to climate change, namely carbon dioxide and methane, are actually outclassed in their warming […]
From the US Department of Labor: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised its acetylene standard. A final rule replaces references to outdated industry standards with updated references reflecting current industry practices. The revised standard requires that in-plant transfer, handling, storage and use of acetylene cylinders comply with Compressed […]
From the Bureau Veritas Group: The CPSC Commissioners have issued a draft statement of policy related to the testing and certification requirements under section 102 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). This draft guidance document includes information on a reasonable testing program, frequency of testing, and component part testing. It also includes product […]
The California EPA’s OEHHA is requesting information as to whether the chemicals clodinafop-propargyl, diclofop-methyl and epoxiconazole meet the criteria for listing as cancer causing under Proposition 65. OEHHA is requesting public comment concerning whether these chemicals meet the criteria set forth in the Proposition 65 regulations for authoritative bodies listings. After reviewing all comments received, […]
From The Independent: A new environmental award will be launched with some of the biggest corporations and lobbying outfits in the world in contention for the top prize. But the winner will have nothing to celebrate. The inaugural Angry Mermaid award, inspired by Denmark’s famous Little Mermaid statue, will go to the organisation “doing the […]
From Health Canada: The innovative and rapidly evolving nature of cosmetics, together with globalization, has prompted Health Canada to consider ways of modernizing Canada’s Cosmetic Regulations. The modernization of the Food and Drugs Act, including the Cosmetic Regulations, have been identified as action items under the Government of Canada’s Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan. […]
From The Haaretz: …In Europe the nonprofit Antidote organization, headed by an Israeli, Dr. Andre Menache, has embarked on a public campaign to ban use of BPA. Antidote, which engages mainly in research concerning public health, has appealed to the president of the European Parliament, Prof. Jerzy Buzek, with a request to examine the risks […]
From PR Newswire: A poll conducted in August by Lake Research Partners found Americans very concerned with how chemicals are regulated for consumer use in the U.S. The findings come as overhaul of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)… “Voters across almost all demographic and political groups said that regulations on chemicals were not […]
From The New York Times: Consumer Reports magazine tested an array of brand-name canned foods for a report in its December issue and found BPA [Bisphenol A] in almost all of them… …Steven Hentges of the American Chemistry Council dismissed the testing, noting that Americans absorb quantities of BPA at levels that government regulators have […]