A very comprehensive discussion from ECNAsiaMag on a number of pieces of legislation including the following: EU RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive (including Categories 8, Medical and 9 Monitoring and Control Instruments) Korean RoHS, and future Thailand, Taiwan and Australia versions. California RoHS Eco-design of Energy using Products Directive (EuP Directive) REACH regulations EU-Batteries […]
Health Canada has recently issued a discussion paper. The paper, feedback form and questions are available on the following webpage: Managing Health Claims for Foods in Canada:Towards a Modernized Framework. Note: Please note that the deadline for submission of comments is extended to March 31, 2008. More information can be found at the above link.
This goes beyond the regular scope of Regulatory Compliance News by Nexreg Compliance, but we thought our readers would be interested. From EurActiv.com: The chemicals industry could soon have access to a quicker and cheaper means of testing the toxicity of chemicals as the US Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
From the Canada Gazette – Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations: Whereas, pursuant to subsection 30(1) of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 (see footnote a), a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, substantially in the form set out in the annexed Regulations, was published in […]
GHS Revision 2 is finally available online (previous it was available only in book form). The files are available at the UN website: http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_rev02/02files_e.html. Nexreg has more information on GHS at the following links: GHS Strategic Planning (English) ?????????? (Chinese – Simplified) Planification stratégique SGH (French) ????????????????????? (GHS) ????? (Japanese) GHS ?? ?? (Korean) Planificación […]
A recent release from the ACGIH: ACGIH announced today that its Board of Directors ratified the 2008 Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs). The Board also approved recommendations for additions to the Notice of Intended Changes (NIC). A listing of the substances that were acted upon […]
A recent release from the OEHHA: …Many interested parties have requested that OEHHA provide more guidance concerning acceptable methods for providing warnings to consumers for exposures to listed chemicals in foods purchased at retail stores. The specific guidance currently provided by regulations concerning the range of possible options for providing Proposition 65 warnings for exposures […]
A story that has appeared in a few newspapers: The Food and Drug Administration regulates everything from lipstick and nail polish to lotions and sunscreens, but it long has ignored a possible hazard that can really get under your skin — the inks and pigments used in tattoos. Prompted by reports of skin problems, including […]
At least one lobby group is trying to make it happen, according to CosmeticsDesign.com: A Canadian lobby group has called on Health Canada to make labeling phthalates a requirement on personal care products in response to a study linking baby care products to the chemical’s concentration in infant urine. The British Columbia-based Labour Environmental Alliance […]
A small piece published on the New York Times website. Useful for beginners in the US: The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that business owners maintain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for every potentially hazardous material their employees come in contact with during the course of their daily business activities. These […]