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This news update on protection to American consumers is brought to you by The Huffington Post. Almost 80,000 chemicals are sold in the United States, and we are exposed to many of them on a daily basis. We know with alarming certainty that some of these cause cancer, but most remain unexamined and […]
This news update discussing chemicals output in Europe is brought to you by chemicals-technology.com. Chemicals output in Europe dropped in May 2014 after eight consecutive months of growth, according to the latest data from the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic). According to, the ‘Cefic Chemicals Trends Report’, chemical output increased by 1.8% between […]
This news update regarding Canada GHS Implementation is brought to you by Unece.org The Sub-Committee noted that the legislative amendments to implement the GHS in the workplace had received royal assent on 19 June 2014 and would come into force once the regulatory amendments are completed. It was also noted that the proposed regulations will substantially harmonize Canadian classification […]
This news update on product liability legislation is brought to you by Lexology. As previously reported, the 2014 federal budget implementation act, Bill C-31 (the Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1) included a number of components that concern product liability legislation. Bill C-31 received Royal Assent on June 19, 2014. The provisions concerning product […]
This news update on the Chemical lists information system is brought to you by the Joint Research Centre. The JRC has launched an online tool to identify chemicals useful for the development and validation of alternative methods to animal testing. Individual chemicals are usually examined across many different research projects and are also […]
This news update on California Proposition 65 is brought to you by Environmental Leader. California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) is one of the most stringent state environmental laws for the chemical industry even though there is much confusion amongst Californians, whom the law was designed to protect, as to its exact scope and potential […]
This news update on EPA Proposes Banning Some HFCs is brought to you by Environmental Leader. The EPA has proposed banning some HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons), a class of potent greenhouse gases, in a move that the agency says would reduce GHG emissions by up to 42 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2020. […]
This news release on the RISCTOX chemicals database is brought to you by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. The risks from chemicals in the workplace are still poorly known. Yet a third of occupational disease claims recognized in Europe each year are due to exposure to hazardous substances. Workers mostly […]
This news update on Toxicity of nanomaterials is brought to you by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety ANSES has just published a review of the available literature on health and environmental issues relating to manufactured nanomaterials. It should help […]
This news update on IARC Monographs is brought to you by ohsonline.com. An advisory group to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has published a report recommending and prioritizing chemicals, complex mixtures, occupational exposures, physical agents, biological agents, and lifestyle factors for IARC Monographs during 2015-2019. IARC is the specialized cancer agency […]
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