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

Chemicals Delisted April 4, 2014 as known to the State of California to cause reproductive toxicity: n-Butyl Glycidyl Ether, Diglycidyl Ether, Phenyl Glycidyl Ether, Methyl Isopropyl Ketone and a-Methyl Styrene

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This news update on chemicals delisted April 4, 2014 is brought to you by OEHHA.     Effective April 4, 2014, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is removing n-butyl glycidyl ether, diglyciyl ether, phenyl glycidyl ether, methyl isopropyl ketone and α-methyl styrene from the list of chemicals known to the State to cause […]

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Substance Evaluation Process: Registrants should get ready to comment substance evaluation draft decisions

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This news release on the substance evaluation process is brought to you by ECHA.     Draft decisions on requests for further information about those substances evaluated under the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) in 2013 will be sent to the registrants for comments at the end of April.   Helsinki, 3 April 2014 – In […]

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Requirements of the REACH Regulation: Board of Appeal’s press release – Board of Appeal’s decision emphasises the various roles in the registration process

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This news update on Requirements of the REACH Regulation is brought to you by ECHA.     Helsinki, 2 April 2014 – The Board of Appeal decision highlights that it is the responsibility of the registrant to decide which substance(s) it is required to register (its registration strategy) and to act accordingly (e.g. by submitting compliant […]

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Chemicals used in Canadian workplace: Government of Canada Tables Legislation to Improve Labelling and Classification of Workplace Chemicals

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This news update discussing chemicals used in the Canadian workplace is brought to you by the Government of Canada.     The proposed legislative changes to the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) are an important step in Canada’s implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) for workplace chemicals, a system currently being […]

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Celebrate Earth Day 2014

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This news article featuring Earth Day 2014 is brought to you by Michigan State University.     What do the Clean Water Act, the Water Quality Improvement Act, The Endangered Species Act and The Toxic Substances Control Act all have in common? Yes, they are all important pieces of environmental legislation. They also are all […]

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The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement: Forum launches authorisation pilot and presents preliminary results of the third enforcement project

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This news update on The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement is brought to you by ECHA.     The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement held elections for a new chair and vice chairs, decided to undertake a pilot project on authorisation and discussed preliminary results of its third coordinated enforcement project. […]

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European Chemical Output: European Chemical Industry

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This news update on the European Chemical Output is brought to you by Plasteurope.com.         European chemicals output was stagnant in 2013, posting zero growth and thus 6.4% below the pre-crisis peak reached in 2007, the latest data released by the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic, Brussels / Belgium; www.cefic.org) shows. Despite flat growth levels, […]

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Definition of Substance Identity: European Commission calls for feedback on substance identity and sameness of complex substances

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This news update discussing the definition of substance identity is brought to you by ECHA.     The 2013 REACH Review concluded that the definition of substance identity and the determination of substance sameness are some of the most challenging aspects of the REACH Regulation. In line with the review actions, the European Commission is […]

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CPSC Recognizes National Poison Prevention Week; Urges Consumers to “Prepare and Prevent”

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This news update on National Poison Prevention Week is brought to you by CPSC.     WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Poison Prevention Week (NPPW) is March 16-22, 2014, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is encouraging consumers to use this time to “Prepare and Prevent” exposure to poisonous products in the home.  Annually, […]

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RAC and SEAC agree on new opinions on restriction and authorisation

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This news update on RAC and SEAC is brought to you by ECHA.     ECHA’s Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) adopted an opinion on the restriction proposal of lead in consumer articles submitted by Sweden. SEAC and the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agreed on several draft opinions for applications for authorisation of phthalates. […]

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