Some new food regulations may be coming into place in Chicago: If the City Council can ban foie gras, a fatty liver delicacy that most Chicagoans have never tasted and cannot afford, why not ban a product that’s known to cause obesity and heart disease? Chicago’s most powerful alderman raised that question Wednesday, then began […]
A press release from the OEHHA: The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the California Environmental Protection Agency is adding a chemical to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 651). The chemical is […]
An article at FoodConsumer.org discusses labeling of cough medicines: Carbinoxamine containing cough medicines and many other types on the market have been unapproved by the Food and Drug Administration. Some can pose serious health risks, particularly to young children. Because of this, the agency on Thursday launched a campaign to stop these unapproved drug makers. […]
Time magazine has a rather alarmist article about labels on consumer chemicals: But where were the ingredients? There were scary words on the labels–WARNING and DANGER! KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN–and some nasty things I recognized (bleach, ammonia, the generic word disinfectant). With cereal boxes detailing everything from trans fats to soluble fiber, I […]
The Chicago Tribune discusses Prop 65 regulations in California and how some manufacturers are being pressured to change their formulations: Nail products company OPI has long charmed women with whimsical shade names such as “O’Hare and Nails Look Great!” and “That’s an EL of a color.” It even launched a line of nail “pawlish” for […]
Natural Life Magazine discusses the labeling of cosmetics products: The American Academy of Dermatology says that more than 5,000 different fragrances are used in perfumes and skin products, in hundreds of chemical combinations. But because the chemical formulas of fragrances are considered trade secrets, companies aren’t required to list their ingredients. Twenty years ago, […]
The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reports that: 3M agreed Tuesday to pay a $1.5 million penalty to the Environmental Protection Agency for 244 violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act, for using unsafe chemicals in its products, according to media reports. The EPA, which did not specify when and where the violations happened, […]
I don’t believe any of our clients sell their food products in the Federated States of Micronesia, but if they do, they’ll want to know about the following change in food labeling laws there: Another measure that was signed from the Kosrae session is Public Law 14-59, which amends Title 41 of the FSM Code […]
This in from the website SeniorJournal.com Numerous studies have shown senior citizens can save tremendous amounts of money by using generic drugs, even in the Medicare prescription drug program. The Food and Drug Administration today announced approvals for two generics that will be of interest to many older people. The first, Pravastatin, is a generic […]
(Washington, D.C. – April 25, 2006) EPA and the 3M Company reached a $1.5 million settlement to resolve reporting violations under the Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA) that the company voluntarily disclosed to EPA. EPA filed the settlement with the agency’s Environmental Appeals Board today, for their review. 3M voluntarily disclosed all of the violations […]