A recent article on ISHN discusses the benefits of outsourcing some aspects of your company’s chemical compliance: Outsourcing is a cost-effective solution for bolstering EHS compliance practices in your company’s chemical management operations. With outsourcing, unbiased EHS experts assist your staff to identify the most effective areas to apply internal resources, and those that lend […]
From the CBC: The federal government said Tuesday its new Product of Canada regulations will roll out for goods produced after Dec. 31… Prime Minister Stephen Harper in May announced new guidelines regulating the use of the Product of Canada label. Under current Canadian law, if 51 per cent of the production costs were incurred […]
Another in a series of ‘How Does REACH impact your business’ articles. Today’s from The Engineer: Who will be affected by the rules? 1) Companies that make their own chemicals or supply them to others if they manufacture one tonne or more of any chemical a year. 2) Businesses importing one tonne or more of […]
From the Globe and Mail: Environment Canada says a flame retardant known as deca is so dangerous that it is banning companies from manufacturing the compound, but it will continue to allow the chemical to be freely imported and used in such consumer products as television sets and car upholstery. The unusual split decision – […]
From Marketing News: The European Parliament has called for warnings on foods containing certain food colours to say: “May have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children”. The Parliament has voted in favour of labelling foods containing the six food colours E110, E104, E122, E129, E102 and E124. The move comes after research […]
From the Sacramento Bee: At the national level, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a definition of “natural products” to be used in future standards, said USDA National Organic Program spokesman Billy Cox. It does not certify natural products. The department’s National Organic Program certifies organically produced cosmetics and body care products but […]
This article provides a good reminder of the important of ensuring your company’s consumer chemicals are legally compliant: For the second time in two months the European Union has ordered the withdrawal of bicycle repair kits from the EU market. The solution in the kits do not comply with the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC. This […]
But not for consumer products, according to a recent article: The classification and communication of chemical hazard labelling will be implemented in the industrial and agriculture sectors apart from consumer products by 2010, said Deputy Human Resource Minister Datuk Noraini Ahmad… “Unlike in the European countries, Malaysia was a bit slow in implementing the GHS […]
From Evertiq: The plastics and electronics industry should be alerted to signals from the Swedish Government as restrictions of some flame retardant substances could force them into risking the fire safety of their products or into the use of less tested alternative substances. The flame retardant Deca-BDE could be banned in Sweden as early as […]
From the ECHA: In the framework of the authorisation process, Member States Competent Authorities or the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), on a request by the Commission, may prepare Annex XV dossiers for the identification of substances of very high concern (SVHC). Substances of very high concern are defined in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No […]