This news article, Mexico Published Official Standard Making GHS Mandatory, is brought to you by chemicalsafetyconsulting.com. Mexico published its national implementation of the UN GHS on October 9 of 2015, as NOM-018-STPS-2015, Harmonized system for the identification and communication of hazards and risks from hazardous chemicals in the workplace (NORMA Oficial Mexicana NOM-018-STPS-2015, Sistema […]
This news article, Protecting Your Chemical Trade Secrets vs. OSHA Compliance, is brought to you by jdsupra.com. Scenario: You are a chemical manufacturer and have created a chemical formulation that you intend to keep secret, to keep others from copying your product. The new formulation is hazardous and therefore must be handled with care in […]
This news update about INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES: WHMIS changes to match global classification standard, is brought to you by dailycommercialnews.com. On April 2, 2015, Ontario introduced the Strengthening and Improving Government Act, 2015 (Bill 85). Proposed amendments mean a 2015 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). WHMIS has aligned with the worldwide hazard communication […]
This news update: EU countries agree textile chemical ban, is brought to you by theguardian.com. EU member states have agreed to ban a toxic substance widely found in clothing because it poses an “unacceptable risk” to the environment. Countries unanimously voted in favour of extending existing restrictions on nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) to imports […]
This news update: Prop. 65 Shakedown Lawsuits Hurting CA Businesses, is brought to you by foxandhoundsdaily.com. CALA has repeatedly pointed out that a select group of organizations are profiting from shakedown Proposition 65 lawsuits. The list of Proposition 65 Private Settlements for 2014 has just been posted and, as always, shakedown lawsuits have put more money […]
This news update about Changing The Face Of Hazardous Products: Aligning WHMIS With The GHS In Canada, is brought to you by blg.com. In February 2015, the amended federal Hazardous Products Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. H-3 (the “HPA”) and new Hazardous Products Regulations, S.O.R./2015-17 (the “Regulations”) came into effect. The amendments to the HPA repeal […]
This news article: Who’s afraid of TSCA reform? Not the plastics industry, is brought to you by plasticstoday.com. When I read that the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2576, the Toxic Substances Control Modernization Act of 2015, on a vote of 398-1, my first reaction was, wow, when do both sides of the aisle […]
Affected products Dr. ColorChip Automotive Touch-Up Paint and SealAct Blending Solution Product description This recall involves Dr. ColorChip Automotive Touch-Up Paint (available in 1 oz. and 1.5 oz. clear bottles) and Dr. ColorChip SealAct Blending Solution (available in 1 oz., 2 oz. and 4 oz. plastic bottles) sold as part of 4 different repair […]
Affected products Various Sens.us TAB>U Style Hair Products Product description This recall involves the following Sens.us TAB>U Style hair products in pressurized containers. Various Sens.us TAB>U Style Hair Products in Pressurized Containers Product UPC Sens.us TAB>U Style Volume Boost Mousse 8033315056587 Sens.us TAB>U Style Curl Kick Mousse 8033315056594 […]
This news update regarding tamper-resistant prescription drugs, is brought to you by Health Canada. Health Canada today published a Notice of Pre-Consultation in Canada Gazette, Part I, seeking stakeholder feedback on draft Tamper-Resistant Properties of Drugs Regulations. The draft regulations would require that all controlled release oxycodone products have tamper-resistant properties before they can be sold […]
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