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		<title>Feb. 2 EU: EU to add 13 substances to banned chemicals list</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: Plastics &#38; Rubber Weekly There are currently six substances outlawed in the EU. However, the European Chemicals Agency has recommended to the EU Commission adding a further 13 chemical compounds to that list. The new list includes chemicals used in paint production, pigments, ceramics, glazes and metal processing. The additional chemical compounds proposed for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jan. 31 US: Revised Chemical Data Reporting Begins in February</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: Quarles &#38; Brady LLP The five-month period to submit required reporting under the Inventory Update Rule, now known as the Chemical Data Rule (“CDR”), begins February 1 and runs through June 30. EPA finalized the CDR on August 16, 2011. The CDR requires manufacturers to report information to EPA regarding the volume of commercial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jan. 30 EU: Study on Communication on the safe use of chemicals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: ECHA By the date set in the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, the European Chemicals Agency submitted to the European Commission its study on communication of information on the safe use of chemicals to the general public. The study provides insights on how to further improve hazard communication to EU citizens. It highlights [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/01/30/jan-30-eu-study-on-communication-on-the-safe-use-of-chemicals/</link>
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		<title>Jan. 24 US: OMB Delays OSHAs Adoption of GHS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has extended their review of OSHA&#8217;s implementation of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS).  The review has been extended another 30 days, so we are hoping that the new regulations will become live before the end of February.  However, the OMB can add further 30 day extensions into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/01/25/jan-24-us-omb-delays-oshas-adoption-of-ghs/</link>
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		<title>Jan. 25 US: OEHHA is Requesting Information on the Reproductive Toxicity of Deltamethrin and Xylene</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: OEHHA OEHHA has selected the chemicals below for the DARTIC’s review for possible listing under Proposition 65.  OEHHA is initiating the development of hazard identification materials on these chemicals. Chemicals Selected for Preparation of Reproductive Toxicity Hazard Identification Materials Chemical CAS No. Deltamethrin 52918-63-5 Xylene 1330-20-7 By this notice, OEHHA is giving the public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jan. 23 US: Four New Chemicals Intended to be Listed on Proposition 65</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: OEHHA Health Canada&#8217;s sampling and evaluation program has revealed that the recalled piece of jewellery contains lead in excess of the allowable limit. Chemical CAS No. Endpoint References Benzophenone 119-61-9 Cancer IARC (2011); Grosse et al. (2011) Coconut oil diethanolamine condensate (cocamide diethanolamine) 68603-42-9 Cancer IARC (2011); Grosse et al. (2011) Diethanolamine 111-42-2 Cancer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/01/23/jan-23-us-four-new-chemicals-intended-to-be-listed-on-proposition-65/</link>
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		<title>Jan 20 Canada: CCCR Recall Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: Health Canada Health Canada has updated the recall for the Heart shaped pendant and plastic plug bracelet from December 22, 2011. A second item number/UPC code has been added for identification. Below is the recall with the updated information. This recall involves metallic heart shaped pendants and plastic bracelets. The pendants come with rhinestones [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/01/20/jan-20-canada-cccr-recall-update/</link>
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		<title>Jan. 12 US: EPA Scheduled to Publish Proposed SNURs for 17 Chemicals Including CNTs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: Environmental Expert The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to publish proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) for 17 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN). According to EPA, 15 of the substances are subject to consent orders under Section 5(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Persons who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/01/12/jan-12-us-epa-scheduled-to-publish-proposed-snurs-for-17-chemicals-including-cnts/</link>
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		<title>Jan. 10 Canada: Government of Canada Adds 41 Hazardous Substances to Emergency Regulations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: Environment Canada Canada&#8217;s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, today announced the addition of 41 unique substances to the Environmental Emergency Regulations. The substances include styrene, an explosive chemical used to make polystyrene plastic containers, and ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer. Thirty-three substances in use in Canadian commerce, in several physical states, and some substances [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/01/10/jan-10-canada-government-of-canada-adds-41-hazardous-substances-to-emergency-regulations/</link>
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		<title>Jan. 9 US: Notice of Intent to List Methyl Isopropyl Ketone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: OEHHA The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list the chemical identified in the table below as known to the State to cause reproductive toxicity under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986. Chemical CAS No. Reproductive Toxicity Endpoint Reference Methyl isopropyl ketone 563-80-4 [...]]]></description>
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