From the Environmental Working Group: The Environmental Protection Agency has issued the first national guidelines establishing safe levels for perfluorinated chemicals used to make nonstick and stain-resistant materials in the nation’s drinking water… Environmentalists criticized the “provisional health advisory” setting the acceptable level of short-term exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) at 0.4 parts per billion. […]
An important notice from the CPSC: In February 2009, new requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) take effect. Manufacturers, importers and retailers are expected to comply with the new Congressionally-mandated laws. Beginning February 10, 2009, children’s products cannot be sold if they contain more than 600 parts per million (ppm) total lead. […]
From the EPA – EPA Encourages the Use of Chemicals with a Smaller Environmental Impact: EPA is issuing a final rule that encourages the use of solvents that don’t significantly contribute to ground-level ozone. Two chemicals used in solvents, propylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate, no longer need to be regulated as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) […]
An annoucement from the EU: The European Parliament has voted in favour of tightening regulations governing the use of pesticides. MEPs approved two laws that will ban the most dangerous, cancer-causing pesticides throughout the European Union. The new laws will phase out the use of 22 extremely toxic compounds over the coming 10 years. Farmers […]
From FurnitureToday.com: Representatives from several composite panel producers spoke last week here in support of a national rule adopting the California Air Resources Board’s formaldehyde standards for the entire United States. The Durham meetings were held as part of a proposed rulemaking process that started last year, when the Sierra Club and others unsuccessfully requested […]
A release from the EU: New EU rules for safe toys for our children: The European Commission welcomes today’s adoption by the European Parliament of its proposal to substantially strengthen EU-rules on toy safety. It gives consumers assurance that toys sold in the EU fulfil the highest safety requirements world-wide, especially those relating to the […]
Xinhua reports: European Union (EU) member states on Monday agreed to align EU legislation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures with the U.N. Globally Harmonized System (GHS). The GHS regulation, which has already been approved by the European Parliament, will enter into force after being published in the Official Journal […]
A new year and more CCCR recalls. As we mentioned in Health Canada Cracking Down on Non Compliant Labels a number of products have been recalled for non-compliance with CCCR-2001 and the cosmetics regulations. We have identified 26 sets of products that have been recalled for label violations in 2008 and 2009 (2 since our […]
As we mentioned in Health Canada Cracking Down on Non Compliant Labels a number of products have been recalled for non-compliance with CCCR-2001 and the cosmetics regulations. We have identified 24 sets of products that have been recalled for label violations this year (5 since our last post): Nov. 2008: 3 pool and spa chemicals […]
As we mentioned in Health Canada Cracking Down on Non Compliant Labels a number of products have been recalled for non-compliance with CCCR-2001 and the cosmetics regulations. We have identified 22 sets of products that have been recalled for label violations this year (5 since our last post): Nov. 2008: 7 spray home fragrances (lacking […]