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		<title>May 18 EU: Controversy over REACH chemical safety review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: EurActiv.com Adopted in 2006, the REACH regulation requires chemical manufacturers to register the 100,000 or so substances currently on the market and submit them for safety screening and subsequent authorisation. Those that are considered to pose an unacceptable threat to human health or the environment may be phased out and eventually replaced. Since then, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 17 EU: Tougher controls for firms using dangerous chemicals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: European Plastics News Plastics companies in the European Union which store potentially dangerous chemicals on their premises will have to abide by tougher management standards to prevent industrial accidents by 2015&#8230; Tightening rules already in place under the 1997 Seveso II directive, the new law will also force EU member states to publish information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May 16 Canada and US: Canada moves to regulate antibacterial chemical triclosan while FDA continues lengthy review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: Public Radio International The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in the middle of a lengthy review of the chemical triclosan &#8212; a product that&#8217;s in countless consumer products like toothpaste and soap. There&#8217;s a movement to try and get the product more stringently regulated in the United States &#8212; or banned outright. And [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/05/16/may-16-canada-and-us-canada-moves-to-regulate-antibacterial-chemical-triclosan-while-fda-continues-lengthy-review/</link>
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		<title>May 16 EU: ECHA Updated Guidance on applying CLP Criteria</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: ECHA The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published an updated version of the Guidance on the Application of the CLP Criteria following the conclusion of the consultation process. In parallel, ECHA has released a report on a workshop concerning the validity of the concept of &#8220;rapid removal&#8221; for aquatic environmental long-term hazard classification of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 25 US: Mothers Challenge a Trace Contaminant in Tide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From The New York Times: In their quest to rid cleaning products of toxic chemicals, consumer advocates have now set their sights on Tide, the best-selling laundry detergent. Last fall, the environmental groupWomen’s Voices for the Earth commissioned laboratory tests on 20 cleaning products and found what it described as problematic levels of 1,4 dioxane, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/04/25/april-25-us-mothers-challenge-a-trace-contaminant-in-tide/</link>
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		<title>April 24 EU: ECEAE sets up task force to address animal cosmetics testing in China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the European Coalition to end Animal Experiments: The ECEAE has launched a new initiative with concerned companies across the industry, with the goal to gain acceptance in China for the well-established and validated methods that are available as an alternative to cosmetics testing on animals. We have invited companies to join this campaign whether or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/04/24/april-24-eu-eceae-sets-up-task-force-to-address-animal-cosmetics-testing-in-china/</link>
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		<title>April 19 US: EPA publishes list of new chemicals submitted for review under TSCA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the office of the Federal Register: The US EPA has published 19 premanufacture notices (PMNs) and ten notices of commencement (NOCs) for new chemicals. Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/04/19/april-19-us-epa-publishes-list-of-new-chemicals-submitted-for-review-under-tsca/</link>
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		<title>April 18 Canada: Canada removes chemicals from non-domestic substance list</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Canada Gazette: An order deleting 11 substances from part I of the Non-domestic Substances List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act has been published by Canada’s Minister of the Environment in the Canada Gazette. The order also removes aceto(2-carboxyphenyl)(2-methoxyphenyl)oxotriazaalkene from part II of the list. We will keep you informed on any further changes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nexreg.com/regulatorynews/index.php/2012/04/18/april-18-canada-canada-removes-chemicals-from-non-domestic-substance-list/</link>
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		<title>April 17 Canada: Consumer product recall ‘Quick Fix Tire Inflator’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Health Canada: This recall involves &#8220;Quick Fix Tire Inflator&#8221; instant flat tire sealer and inflator. The product is sold in a 340-g aerosol container and can be identified by the UPC 790920127610. An inspection by Health Canada has determined that the recalled product does not meet the hazard symbols and bilingual labelling requirements for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April 13 US: Churches express disappointment in FDA ruling rejecting evidence of toxicity of BPA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From National Council of Churches News: The National Council of Churches expressed disappointment in the Food and Drug Administration’s conclusion that there is insufficient evidence to ban bisphenol-a (BPA), a chemical found in many aluminum cans and some infant formula containers. The chemical is linked to health concerns in numerous studies that identify such problems as [...]]]></description>
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