Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.

Stronger Regulation of Toxic Chemicals

This news update about Stronger Regulation of Toxic Chemicals, is brought to you by nytimes.com.     Both houses of Congress are moving to reform the notoriously weak Toxic Substances Control Act, which is supposed to ensure the safety of chemicals used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products. The measures under consideration have […]

Best practice in developing GHS conforming labels

This news update regarding the Best practice in developing GHS conforming labels, is brought to you by chemicalwatch.com.     Developing and maintaining a compliant hazard communication system is challenging. Detailed knowledge of the regulatory landscape is essential to ensure conformance with the myriad of regulatory obligations impacting businesses today.   Global companies, in particular, […]

CLP: Life after 1 June

This news update about CLP: Life after 1 June, is brought to you by chemicalwatch.com.     Across Europe, and the world, companies are focusing on the classification, labelling and packaging Regulation (CLP) deadline for mixtures on 1 June. The deadline affects all supply chain actors, including chemical manufacturers, mixture formulators, article producers and importers. […]

Prop. 65 listing for BPA is unjustifiable

This news update that Prop. 65 listing for BPA is unjustifiable, is brought to you by ocregister.com.     Anti-chemical activists continue to advocate to ban Bisphenol A (more commonly known as BPA), despite both BPA’s value and scientific evidence. In its latest manifestation, advocates are using scare tactics to justify the designation of BPA […]

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (CLP) Deadline is Fast Approaching

Just a reminder, June 1 2015 is quickly approaching. There are various ATPs that have been released for CLP-Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 that may have an effect on your product (new labeling requirements for aerosols, chemical classifications have been updated, etc). If you are unsure of anything, please contact Nexreg and we can look into […]

Industry delayed EU regulation of toxic chemicals

This news update regarding how the Industry delayed EU regulation of toxic chemicals is brought to you by euobserver.com.     A report out on Wednesday (20 May) shows how industry lobbied EU institutions to kill regulation on possible toxic chemicals used in everyday products.   Drafted by Brussels-based Corporate Europe Observatory and by French journalist Stephane […]

Debate on chemicals in TTIP continues

This news update regarding the Debate on Chemicals in TTIP, is brought to you by chemicalwatch.com.     Civil society organisations and the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) have again stressed their opposition and support, respectively, for chemicals regulatory cooperation measures to be included in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently being negotiated […]

Implementing the GHS for Chemical Safety

This news update regarding Implementing the GHS for Chemical Safety, is brought to you by prwire.com.     The Globally Harmonized System of Classifying Chemicals (GHS) is a set of universal guidelines developed by the United Nations to ensure safe production, handling, transport, use and disposal of hazardous materials throughout many countries. It is not a […]

OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Deadline Fast Approaching – Say Hello to New Safety Data Sheets

This news article discusses the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Deadline.  This information is brought to you by jdsupra.com.     It seems like so long ago (just over three years, to be exact) that OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of […]

EU research centre develops water reference materials

This news update on EU research centre developing water reference materials is brought to you by chemicalwatch.com.     Scientists from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) have developed concepts for the preparation of three model surface-water reference materials (RMs).   The different reference samples contain:   eight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs);   six […]