Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
This news update on Labeling solutions in compliance with new GHS requirements is brought to you by PR.com. TEKLYNX International, the world’s leading developer of barcode labeling software solutions, is urging companies to work towards GHS labeling compliance as the June 1, 2015 deadline rapidly approaches. In the chemical industry, safety is of […]
This news update on Bisphenol A being known to cause reproductive toxicity is brought to you by OEHHA. Effective May 11, 2015, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adding bisphenol A (BPA) (CAS No. 80-05-7) to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of the Safe Drinking […]
This news update regarding new consumer exposure example is brought to you by ECHA. Under REACH, registrants have to assess exposure and risk from a substance which becomes part of an article (so-called article service life) ; this applies to a substance which fulfils the criteria specified in Article 14(4). They also have […]
This news update regarding the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is brought to you by gazette.gc.ca. Issues Many volatile organic compounds (VOCs) contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, which is a component of smog. As a result, they were added to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental […]
This news update regarding Toxic Chemical Settlement, is brought to you by foreffectivegov.org. In 1938, a DuPont chemist accidently created a chemical compound that would make thousands of products water- and stain-resistant. The compound belongs to a family of chemicals known as perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). PFCs soon made their way into nonstick cookware, carpeting, food packaging, […]
This news update on EU committee to prepare opinion on toy material ingestion is brought to you by chemicalwatch.com. The European Commission has asked its Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (Scher) to prepare a scientific opinion, estimating the amount of toy materials ingested by children. This should determine whether chemical migration limits, established […]
This news update on Substance ID information brought to you by chemicalwatch.com. There is wide variability in the consistency of information in registration dossiers on substance identity, according to the preliminary findings of a study for the European Commission. The study was commissioned after the REACH Review, published in 2013. The Commission says […]
This news update on The Toxic Substances Control Act is brought to you by www.biofuelsdigest.com. In the first installment of this series, I wrote about how the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulates products. In this article, we will look across a manufacturing process. TSCA applies to chemical substances that are used for purposes […]
This news article on Big Pharma Alternative To FDA Warning Label is brought to you by law360.com. An industry-backed alternative to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s plan to let generic-drug makers unilaterally update their warning labels is a ruse to expand immunity from product liability suits, consumer advocates and plaintiffs’ lawyers charged in letters released Tuesday. […]
This news article discusses OHSA to require new chemicals labeling system. This information is brought to you by www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com. OHSA to require new chemicals labeling system. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will require new labeling of chemicals as of June 1, 2015. Starting June 1, OSHA will put […]
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