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 […]