From SFGate: Besides Frito-Lay, which sells most of the potato chips in California, the other companies agreeing to reduce acrylamide levels are Kettle Foods, maker of Kettle Chips, and Lance Inc., maker of Cape Cod Chips, Brown’s office said. In another settlement last week, Heinz agreed to cut in half the acrylamide levels in Ore-Ida […]
From the Las Vegas Sun: Poker chips manufactured by a Las Vegas company will be the focus of notices at 21 California card clubs starting Nov. 1 — and not for promotional purposes. Signs will inform customers that casino chips on the premises contain lead, a metal known to cause cancer, birth defects and other […]
From Health Canada: The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today announced increased protection for Canadians with food allergies by introducing new labelling requirements for food allergens, gluten sources and added sulphites contained in prepackaged foods… The current Food and Drug Regulations require that ingredients of food products be declared on the labels of most […]
From SeattlePI.com: New rules approved Thursday night by the U.S. Senate would dramatically reduce the amount of lead and phthalates (a chemical used to make plastics softer) allowed in children’s products. The bill already passed by the House now goes to President Bush… Part of the deal with the new federal rules is a boost […]
Five new monographs have appeared in July. From Drugs and Health Products: Updated Monograph – Echinacea pallida Updated Monograph – Echinacea purpurea Updated Monograph – MSM Updated Monograph – Evening Primrose Oil Updated Monograph – Chondroitin Sulfate
An important link for those interested in REACH – HPV-LPV Chemicals Information System: This HPV-LPV Chemicals Information System provides you with information on the HPVCs (High Production Volume Chemicals) and the LPVCs (Low Production Volume Chemicals), including EU Producers/Importers lists. The content has been extracted from the IUCLID (International Uniform Chemical Information Data Base), where […]
An interesting article from IndustryWeek. Here are a few key excerpts: With the pre-registration period for REACH now underway (June 1), all chemicals of one ton or more in volume that are manufactured in, or imported into, the EU each year, must be tested for their effect on health and safety and registered with a […]
We have been telling everyone that would listen that we expected to see a rise in Health Canada actions against non-compliant products. Our predictions appear to have been correct – in July there have already been 3 product recalls of consumer chemical products due to incorrect hazard labelling and packaging. In the 6 prior months […]
We were browsing through Canada’s Consumer Products Recall list and were struck by the diversity of products being recalled due to excessive lead content. By our count, 27 products have been recalled in 2008: July 2008: Craft kits July 2008: Chalk facial mask July 2008: Bracelets, Necklaces and Phone Charms July 2008: Necklaces and Shoe […]
A proposed rule from the EPA that covers “Consumer and Commercial Products: Control Techniques Guidelines in Lieu of Regulations for Miscellaneous Metal Products Coatings, Plastic Parts Coatings, Auto and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings, Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials, and Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives”: Pursuant to section 183(e)(3)(C) of the Clean Air Act, EPA proposes to determine that […]