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

Improving the Proposition 65 Warning Requirements: California Considers Revisions to Proposition 65 Warning Requirements

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This news update focusing on Improving the Proposition 65 Warning Requirements is brought to you by Nat Law Review.     The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) issued a pre-regulatory proposal for new regulations that would change the requirements for warnings provided under Proposition 65 for exposures to certainchemicals identified by the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity. The […]

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New version of REACH-IT clarifies communication between ECHA and companies

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This news update featuring the New Version of REACH-IT is brought to you by ECHA.     The new version of REACH-IT (2.7), now ready for use, introduces new terms and conditions that clarify how companies receive decisions and other communications from ECHA. In addition, the update now allows the submission of applications for authorisation […]

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ECHA launches R4BP 3.1, the updated submission software for biocidal applications

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This news update discussing R4BP 3.1 is brought to you by ECHA.     R4BP 3.1 now provides more advanced features that make it even easier to manage the biocides submission process for both industry and national competent authorities.   Helsinki, 16 April 2014 – The changes include four main features. The first of these is […]

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Article 95 of the Biocidal Products Regulation: ECHA invites companies to check the provisional list of biocidal active substance suppliers

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This news update featuring Article 95 of the Biocidal Products Regulation is brought to you by ECHA.     The Agency has launched an exercise to verify the correctness of the information contained in the provisional list of biocidal suppliers.   Helsinki, 14 April 2014 – Companies can request by 30 June 2014 a modification by […]

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The Biocidal Products Committee adopts its first opinions

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This news update on The Biocidal Products Committee is brought to you by ECHA.     Helsinki, 14 April 2014 – The Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) met for the fifth time from 8 to 10 April 2014. The first three opinions adopted were in relation to industry applications to approve active substances for use in biocidal […]

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Proposition 65 Hot Button Issue: Caramel Coloring In Soft Drinks

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This news release on Proposition 65: Caramel Coloring in Soft Drinks is brought to you by Mondaq.     Beverage companies PepsiCo and Goya face a spate of class action lawsuits relating to the caramel coloring in their soda drinks.  In January, Consumer Reports, an independent product testing organization, released a report detailing its investigation […]

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Reform of the Toxic Substances Chemicals Act: Real reform can curb exposure to toxic chemicals

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This news release focusing on reform of the toxic substances chemicals act is brought to you by The Hill.     Exposure to toxic environmental chemicals occurs every day, to everyone, everywhere across America. Due to deficiencies in the current regulatory regime, toxic chemicals are in the food we eat, the water we drink, the […]

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Requirements for a UVCB: Board of Appeal’s decision examines the substance identity requirements for a UVCB substance

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This news update on requirements for a UVCB substance is brought to you by ECHA.     Helsinki, 9 April 2014 – In the case A-001-2013, the appellant requested the annulment of an ECHA decision requiring the submission of additional information on substance identity. The case focused on the information requirements for a UVCB (substance of […]

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Three Things To Remember About the CCPSA

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This news update featuring the three things to remember about the CCPSA is brought to you by Mondaq.     The summer of 2014 will mark the three year anniversary of Canada’s current consumer product safety regime. The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (“CCPSA”) impacts manufacturers, importers/exporters, advertisers and sellers (at wholesale or retail) of consumer products.   We outline […]

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Looking Back At The West Virginia Chemical Spill: Myths & Facts

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This news update discussing The West Virginia Chemical Spill: Myths & Facts is brought to you by Chem.Info.     Unsurprisingly, many are using the chemical spill that occurred in Charleston, West Virginia in January to push the government to tighten chemical regulations across the country. People who probably didn’t know what TSCA was, much less that […]

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