Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
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 […]
This article is brought to you by SpecialChem. Acting under pressure from a Natural Resources Defense Council lawsuit, the U.S Food and Drug Administration proposed a federal rule that, if finalized, would remove the potentially hazardous chemical triclosan from consumer body washes and hand soaps. This is just one of NRDC’s ongoing efforts to […]
This recall notice is brought to you by Health Canada. This recall affects selected Science Experiment Kits (Chemistry Sets) under the Thames & Kosmos brand. The affected kits are as follows: CHEM C500 and CHEM C1000 Experiment Kits – All U.S. versions sold in Canada are recalled. (Note: Canadian versions of the […]
This news alert is brought to you by the ECHA. The guidance has been developed by ECHA and the Member State competent authorities taking into account the elements described in the Technical Notes for Guidance for biocides under the former legislation – the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) – as well as the Technical […]
This news alert is brought to you by the ECHA. Seven new SVHCs were added to the Candidate List following either unanimous agreement by the Member State Committee (MSC) or without the involvement of the MSC where no comments challenging the identification as SVHC were received by the Agency. The legal obligations […]
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