It appears there’s a real possibility of that happening, according to the article Shoppers must do their homework amid rash of recalls: In the CPSC’s fiscal year 2007 (October 2006 through September 2007), 61 toys were recalled. Fifty-two of them were made in China, and 19 of those were recalled for lead-paint violations. In the […]
An important notice from Health Canada: UPDATE – Strategy for the Licensing of Natural Health Products (NHPs) with Drug Identification Numbers (DINs) The purpose of the following notice is to clarify the product licensing application process (i.e. the process for obtaining a NPN or DIN-HM) for those natural health products (NHPs) currently holding Drug Identification […]
NUTRA Ingredients Europe on new EU flavouring regulations: Flavourings currently fall under directive 88/388. However the regulatory situation is set to change next year, with the anticipated adoption of FIAP (Food Improvement Agent Package), Joy Hardinge of AJH Consulting told attendees at the SAFC symposium in Grasse, France, last week. Whereas directive 88/388 covered flavourings, […]
From Google News: California on Monday launched a lawsuit against 20 companies accusing them of manufacturing or selling toys with illegal quantities of lead, a statement said… Each violation of the California law known as Proposition 65 was punishable by a fine of up to 2,500 dollars, in theory leaving the firms named in the […]
Electronics Supply and Manufacturing on new regulations from Norway. The full article is an absolute must-read for anyone doing business in Norway; here are the hilights: There are six hazardous substances that the electronics industry has been struggling to phase-out for a couple of years now: lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, and the flame retardants […]
From Bernama.com: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Tuesday called on chemical industry players, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to be proactive in meeting the challenges posed by the European Union (EU)’s new chemical legislation known as REACH. REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) was formally proposed in December 2006 by […]
From a recent release: The Natural Health Products (NHP) Ingredients Database has been modified to meet additional requests for change and added features which were not part of our previous release… We have also revised the following guidance documents: – NHP On-line System Standard Terminology Guidance Document – The objective of this document is to […]
A release from the OEHHA: The Air Toxics Hot Spots Information and Assessment Act of 1987 (Health and Safety Code Section 44300 et seq.), requires the California Air Resources Board and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to provide assistance and technical support to Air Pollution Control Districts in regulation of local emissions […]
An article on LawyersandSettlements.com on asbestos related amendments to TSCA: In later years, as lawsuits pushed asbestos onto the front pages, there has been a push to remove asbestos from buildings. However, the latter has resulted in a second wave of exposure: in the same way as workers manufacturing, and installing asbestos were exposed decades […]
The OEHHA responded to a petition to consider PFOA for Listing for Reproductive Toxicity Under Proposition 65. The OEHHA’s response included the following: While OEHHA recognizes the widespread exposure to PFOA, the available data on this chemical’s potential developmental and reproductive effects do not meet oEHHA’s primary screening criterion for presenting the chemical to the […]