The United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in the process of extending the Formaldehyde emissions deadline. To extend this deadline, the Agency will have to complete a formal rulemaking process for formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products. Back in May, the agency made arrangements to change the rule; by June […]
The Canadian government is proposing adding both cobalt and soluble cobalt to schedule one of the Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Cepa). This proposal comes after a final screening assessment which found the substances to be harmful to soil organisms if dissolved in water. Cobalt, a substance usually found in batteries and the […]
The USA Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued three final framework rules under the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Along with the framework rules, the EPA also released scoping documents for ten substances that were subject to risk evaluation. Released on the one-year anniversary of the Frank R Lautenberg Chemical Safety for […]
Australia’s Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017, is currently under first reading in the House of Representatives. Replacing the existing National Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (Nicnas), the Australian Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICS) will help to establish a new legal framework regarding the regulation of chemicals used in Australian Industries. The aim of the Industrial […]
The Government of Canada has adopted a regulation that will ban the import, manufacture and sale of products for personal care containing plastic microbeads. Following in the footsteps of the United States’ Microbead Waters Act, Canada will ban microbeads January 1 2018, that are equal to or below 5mm. Sale of cosmetic products containing […]
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has gathered a committee of experts to create a plan regarding chemicals, regulation, management and pollution for the country. The committee will produce a report that will provide advice to the ministry about chemicals that are imported, produced and consumed within India. It will […]
On June 1 2015, it was announced that all mixtures on the market must comply with the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP), manufacturers and retailers were given a two-year transition period. The deadline, June 1 2017, has now passed and anyone in the supply chain must comply with the new labelling requirements. […]
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), carried out a survey on Taiwan’s cosmetics retail market and found many products not following the general compliance rules. The survey found that 21 of 130 products failed to follow the countries labelling requirements. The noncompliant products include: – Sunscreen lotions; – Hair dyeing products; and […]
There have been some delays in the implementation of Canada’s Workplace Materials Information System 2015. WHMIS 2015, set out by the Government of Canada published the Hazardous Products Regulation (HPR), is an amendment to WHMIS 1988 that incorporates the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and labelling of Chemicals, simply known as GHS. However, there have […]
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, commonly known as Oehha, is meeting to consult on proposed amendments that would help clarify the content required in notices of violation under Proposition 65. It is noted that many businesses are failing to give both ‘clear and reasonable’ warning, prior to exposing an individual to a […]