On Saturday the Government of Canada published proposed regulations for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits. WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES IT APPLY TO: Maximum VOC limits for 163 categories of products including (but not limited to) architectural coatings, automotive refinishing products, personal care products, maintenance products and adhesives. Would prohibit for sale any […]
From the EPA: ” an extension of the public comment period on the Draft Risk and Exposure Assessment Reports for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) (73 FR 20045; April 14, 2008)”: The EPA is extending the comment period that originally ends on May 1, 2008. The extended comment period will close on May 30, 2008. The EPA […]
From the EPA – a public comment period for a “Draft Toxicological Review of Ethylene Glycol mono-Butyl Ether (EGBE)”: SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external review draft document entitled, “Toxicological Review of Ethylene Glycol mono-Butyl Ether (EGBE): In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)” […]
An amended regulation from the FDA: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the agency’s regulations to prohibit the use of certain cattle origin materials in the food or feed of all animals. These materials include the following: The entire carcass of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)-positive cattle; the brains and spinal cords from cattle […]
Published recently in Mexico’s Diario Oficial de la Federación – Response to comments received in respect of the Draft Amendment to Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-003-SSA1-1993, Environmental Health. A Google Translate version in English is available here. Of particular interest is this: The provisions on the labelling should be consistent with the parameters Globally Harmonized System […]
An interesting article about REACH from Lube Report with the title REACH: a Non-tariff Trade Barrier?. Of particular note is the strategies companies are using to ensure REACH compliancy: Mick Wragg, Lubrizol’s manager of product stewardship for Europe, pointed out some of the most common misconceptions about preregistration: “My EU affiliate will preregister the substances, […]
From OSHA – a few key details below: OSHA solicits public comment concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified by the Methylene Chloride Standard (Sec. 1910.1052). DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by June 23, 2008… The standard entitled “Methylene Chloride” (MC) (29 CFR 1910.1052; the […]
From Reuters: Ontario said on Tuesday that it will ban the sale and general use of pesticides in what the province said would be among the toughest such environmental laws in North America. Canada’s most populous province said the new legislation — expected to take effect next spring — would outlaw homeowners’ use of […]
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From the OEHHA: OEHHA has determined that dibromoacetic acid meets the criteria for listing under Title 22, Cal. Code of Regs., section 12306, and therefore OEHHA is issuing this notice of intent to list dibromoacetic acid under Proposition 65… The following chemical has been determined by OEHHA to meet the criteria set forth in Title […]