From the EPA’s High Production Volume (HPV) Challenge Program: The US, Canada, and Mexico will work together to ensure the safe manufacture and use of industrial chemicals. The partnership will be built on EPA’s ongoing efforts to study and characterize the risks of chemicals that are produced in high volumes. The US is committing to […]
We suspect this will be of interest to our clients in the EU: The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) has launched a 12 week consultation on the proposed European Regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals, based on the United Nation’s Globally Harmonised System (GHS). The Regulation, which is currently being negotiated by […]
In Feds to review legislation on importing goods the Canadian Press indicates that the Canadian government is considering changes to the Hazardous Products Act: Health Minister Tony Clement says the Canadian government is putting together a plan to deal with counterfeit and dangerous imported products. Clement told a meeting of the Canadian Medical Association on […]
The Ledbury Reporter is the latest to get on the “REACH will be expensive” bandwagon: UNCERTAINTY and confusion about new regulations about the use of chemicals is causing major problems for businesses, according to the Chamber of Commerce Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The regulations come from a European directive known as REACH (regulation, evaluation and authorisation […]
Might Bisphenol A (BPA) be reviewed under California’s Prop 65? The L.A. Times suggests that this may happen: A federal panel of scientists concluded Wednesday that an estrogen-like compound in plastic could be posing some risk to the brain development of babies and children. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is found in low levels in virtually […]
From the Landscape Management website: Following its recent decision to reregister 2,4 dichloro-phenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced its decision not to initiate a Special Review of 2,4-D, one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States and around the world, according to a news release received Aug. 9 […]
A recent article in the Boston Herald discusses a proposed amendment to the EU regulation banning the use of lead in solders: In Europe, regulations forbid the use of lead in solders. This has led manufacturers of electronic gear to switch from a lead-tin alloy to pure tin or a tin-silver-copper solder. So? The “so” […]
A recent article discusses proposed amendments to South Africa’s Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act 54 of 1972: Consumer groups and dieticians have hailed proposed amendments to food labelling legislation as progressive, saying the changes would encourage a “healthier” nation. However, they remain concerned about how the law will be policed, and say that loopholes may […]
Chemical and Engineering News discusses a potential amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act: Under S. 742, EPA would regularly review the chlor-alkali industry’s exemption. The agency could revoke the exemption if it finds that use of the asbestos diaphragms poses an unreasonable risk to human health or the environment. The bill would also provide […]
The site Core77.com has an introductory piece on a number of new pieces of legislation coming out of Europe. Here is a snippet: Just ratified is the new European law on chemicals, REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), which covers the toxicity and hazards of chemical substances, touching the nascent field of green […]