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It turns out food manufacturers will not be required to post acrylamide warnings on their products to meet Prop 65 requirements: California has withdrawn proposed rules that would have required food manufacturers to place acrylamide warning labels on certain products. The proposals, announced in April 2005, attracted “voluminous comments,” which could not all be reviewed […]
Despite being approved by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is now banned in Quebec: Many homeowners in Quebec will be looking at their lawns differently this spring as a new herbicide ban goes into effect Monday. The ban of 2,4-D, the popular garden herbicide, means people will have to be […]
Consumer Reports discusses the nature of labeling products as “organic” So what can you count on when you buy organic? If the product is labeled “100 Percent Organic,” it means that, by law, there are no synthetic ingredients. Also, production processes must meet federal organic standards and must have been independently verified by accredited inspectors. […]
SignOnSanDiego.com discusses a recent lawsuit which alleges that sunscreen manufacturers are posting inflated claims on their labels: The suit, which seeks class-action status in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges these brands incorrectly market many of their products as waterproof “sunblocks” that provide “all-day protection.” “These representations are simply not true,” said Mitchell Twersky of Abraham, […]
Typically the articles on Nexreg News tend to be on the serious side, but for a change we thought we’d post something a little lighter. The Heartland institute has a funny piece about warning labels: Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch (M-LAW) conducts an annual “World’s Wackiest Warning Label Contest,” and many of the winning labels are […]
A piece in Forbes magazine discusses the recent controversy around hexavalent chromium: Last month, when the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued final standards for exposure to the carcinogenic chemical hexavalent chromium–the substance made infamous by the movie Erin Brockovich–industry yelped about the almost $300 million-per-year cost. But it could have been a lot […]
Might the U.S. see laws on chemicals being strengthened to European standards? Stephanie Hemphill of Minnesota Public Radio reports: The law that governs chemicals in the U.S. is the Toxic Substances Control Act, written more than 15 years ago. It “grandfathered in” all the chemicals that were in commercial use in 1979. There’s no law […]
The lobby to have RU-486 banned is still going strong according to this recent press release: An official of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) expressed continued support today for the “RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2005,” known as “Holly’s Law.” Deirdre A. McQuade, Director of Planning and Information at the Secretariat […]
This news snippet about possible Prop 65 being extended to french fries and potato chips recently appeared in the San Jose Mercury News: Superior Court Judge Wendell Mortimer Jr. told attorneys he wants to move forward with long-delayed Proposition 65 litigation that forces fast-food giants to warn about the potential cancer risks of fries and […]
Might pressure from Consumer Reports change how ‘general purpose’ or ‘all-purpose’ cleaners are packaged? No, they’re not energy drinks. They’re all-purpose cleaners that can be harmful if swallowed. The problem is that such packaging may entice children to take a gulp. Furthermore, these cleaners do not have child-resistant caps, nor are they required to. And […]
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