Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
Consumeraffairs.com is reporting that U.S. drug store chain Walgreens is recalling bottles of iron pills: Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group is recalling about 64,000 bottles of Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement. The iron supplements are not in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Iron SupplementIngesting multiple iron supplements at once can cause […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately keep this product out of reach of children. Name of Product: Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement Units: About 64,000 Manufacturer: Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, of Freehold, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should immediately keep this product out of reach of children. Name of Product: Walgreens High Potency Iron Supplement Units: About 64,000 Manufacturer: Inverness Medical Nutritionals Group, of Freehold, […]
A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle discusses how wineries are being impacted by California’s Proposition 65: “Dozens of California wineries are now among the hundreds of businesses that have been hit with what many are calling “predatory” lawsuits relating to lead in stemware.The lawsuits are based on the California’s Safe Drinking Water and […]
PHILADELPHIA – An administrative law judge has assessed a $151,800 penalty against Environmental Protection Services, Inc. (EPS) for improper storage and disposal of equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the company’s scrap metal recovery facility in Wheeling, W.Va., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. In a March 7, 2006 decision, Administrative Law Judge Carl […]
Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing that sodium cyanide is acceptable for continued registration. Source
On 21 February, the Commission tabled a proposal to amend the 76/769 directive on hazardous substances in order to set the terms of any future ban on mercury. This proposal will be dealt with by the European Parliament under co-decision in the coming months. Parliament adopted an own-initiative report on the EU’s future approach to […]
Geneva, 13 March 2006 — Bulgaria ratified the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) on 7 March 2006. This brings the total number of Contracting States to 5, namely: Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Netherlands and the Russian Federation. The ADN Agreement will enter into force once 2 more […]
An article in the Hill Times discusses possible changes to the labeling of consumer products in Canada: Health Canada recently brought in new regulations that, starting in November 2006, will force ingredient labelling on cosmetic products. The department is also holding consultations on new regulations to label consumer products with carcinogens and bring Canada in […]
An article in the Ottawa Citizen reminds cosmetics producers about Canada’s new Cosmetic Regulations, which come into effect November 16, 2006: Ms. Carter-Phillips also downplayed concerns that Canadians don’t know what is in their personal-care products, citing the labelling laws that will take effect in November 2006. Many critics say Health Canada’s labelling system will […]
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