Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
This product recall is brought to you by Health Canada. Health Canada’s sampling and evaluation program has revealed that the recalled paint and pigment contain lead and do not have the required warning statements for lead on their labels. Paints used by adults in arts, crafts or hobbies that contain lead over a […]
This news alert is brought to you by the ECHA. By 1 December 2010, the industry registered the substances manufactured or imported in quantities of more than 1 000 tonnes per year and also carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction substances above 1 tonne per year, and substances dangerous to aquatic organisms or […]
This article is brought to you by The Charleston Gazette. As hundreds of thousands of residents in and around the Kanawha Valley struggle with the “do not use” order from West Virginia American Water Co., one stubborn fact continues to frustrate residents and some local health officials alike: No one seems to be […]
This article is brought to you by SpecialChem. Pursuant to state law, the California Department of Public Health unveiled a searchable website that allows the public to learn whether cosmetic products have been reported to contain any ingredients known to cause cancer or reproductive harm. Visitors to the website will be able […]
This article is brought to you by Solar News. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reinforces its ban on the use of lead in the production of consumer products, following the issuance of a chemical control order (CCO) for lead and lead compounds. The CCO for lead, contained in DENR […]
This article is brought to you by Bloomberg BNA. When chemical manufacturers and importers lack direct experience with the combustible dust hazards of products they’re shipping, they should use laboratory testing, published test results or particle size to classify them under the new hazard communication standard, according to an Occupational Safety and Health […]
This notice is brought to you by the OEHHA. Effective January 3, 2014, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adding emissions from high-temperature unrefined rapeseed oil to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 651. The listing of emissions from high-temperature unrefined […]
This news alert is brought to you by the ECHA. The application, from Rolls-Royce plc., is for specific uses of DEHP (Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate) within the manufacture of aero engines. This is the first application for authorisation to use an SVHC to be processed by ECHA. Industry can apply for authorisation to use an […]
This article is brought to you by SpecialChem. The American Cleaning Institute and the Personal Care Products Council issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rule governing antibacterial soaps and washes: These products are over-the-counter drugs (OTC) and as such, go through rigorous review […]
This notice is brought to you by the OEHHA. Effective December 27, 2013, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has changed the basis for the listing of carbaryl as known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of […]
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