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California Wants Labels Warning of BPA in Foods

This news update regarding labels warning of BPA in Food is brought to you by shape.com.     California Wants Labels Warning of BPA in Foods.   The state of California recently admitted what many consumers and health and nutrition experts have been speculating for years: Canned food chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is toxic and may […]

We need TSCA reform now

This news update regarding the idea that We need TSCA reform now is brought to you by TheHill.com.     We need TSCA reform now.   There are lots of great things about California—amazing beaches, expansive parks, Hollywood, and Disneyland. But it’s not all surfing and celebrity-watching. Just like you wouldn’t want California’s earthquakes shaking your […]

Revised working procedure for biocidal active substance approval now online

This news update regarding the revised working proecude for biocidal active substance approval is brought to you by ECHA.     Revised working procedure for biocidal active substance approval now online.   The revised version of the working procedure, agreed at the ninth plenary meeting of the Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) in February, has been […]

ECHA clarifies how to report substances used in hydraulic fracturing

This news update regarding substances used in hydraulic fracturing is brought to you by ECHA.     ECHA clarifies how to report substances used in hydraulic fracturing.   Companies can now report more explicitly to ECHA in the current IUCLID the use of substances in the exploration or extraction of oil and gas using hydraulic […]

Final CoRAP for 2015-2017: Evaluation kicks off for 48 substances in 2015

This news update regarding the Final CoRAP for 2015-2017 is brought to you by ECHA.     Based on a favourable opinion of the Member State Committee,  ECHA has adopted the final CoRAP for 2015-2017. The draft proposal has been available on ECHA’s website since 30 October 2014. 21 Member States will carry out substance evaluation […]

Electronic Cigarette Warning Label: Another state introduces e-cigarette labeling, packaging law

This news update regarding electronic cigarette warning label is brought to you by Healthcare Packaging.     North Carolina is the latest state to jump on the electronic cigarette warning label bandwagon.   The bill, introduced by two state senators, would make it a Class A1 misdemeanor to sell e-liquid products without child resistance packaging […]

Will the US ever pass a new chemical safety law?

This news update regarding a new chemical safety law is brought to you by The Guardian.     Will the US ever pass a new chemical safety law?   Two senate bills intended to give an outdated toxic substances act a much-needed revision have stoked political fires about how the US should regulate chemicals.   […]

Hormone disrupting chemical exposure costs EU over $200 billion annually

This news update regarding hormone disrupting chemical exposure is brought to you by DOTmed.com.     Hormone disrupting chemical exposure costs EU over $200 billion annually.   Exposure to endocrine (or hormone)-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be costing countries in the European Union 1.23 percent of their gross domestic product. Those staggering numbers were unveiled in […]

Could Your Favorite Soda Give You Cancer?

This news update regarding could soda give you cancer is brought to you by moneytalksnews.com.     Could soda give you cancer?   Americans’ soda habit poses a public health threat, thanks to caramel coloring added to many dark beverages, a Johns Hopkins researcher says.   While the potential downsides of too much soda are hardly […]

OEHHA Adopts Updated Public Health Goal for Perchlorate

This news update regarding the Updated Public Health Goal for Perchlorate is brought to you by OEHHA.     OEHHA Adopts Updated Public Health Goal for Perchlorate.   The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) today published an updated public health goal (PHG) of 1 part per billion (ppb) for perchlorate in drinking water.   […]