This news update about CLP: Life after 1 June, is brought to you by chemicalwatch.com. Across Europe, and the world, companies are focusing on the classification, labelling and packaging Regulation (CLP) deadline for mixtures on 1 June. The deadline affects all supply chain actors, including chemical manufacturers, mixture formulators, article producers and importers. […]
This news update that Prop. 65 listing for BPA is unjustifiable, is brought to you by ocregister.com. Anti-chemical activists continue to advocate to ban Bisphenol A (more commonly known as BPA), despite both BPA’s value and scientific evidence. In its latest manifestation, advocates are using scare tactics to justify the designation of BPA […]
Just a reminder, June 1 2015 is quickly approaching. There are various ATPs that have been released for CLP-Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 that may have an effect on your product (new labeling requirements for aerosols, chemical classifications have been updated, etc). If you are unsure of anything, please contact Nexreg and we can look into […]
This news update regarding how the Industry delayed EU regulation of toxic chemicals is brought to you by euobserver.com. A report out on Wednesday (20 May) shows how industry lobbied EU institutions to kill regulation on possible toxic chemicals used in everyday products. Drafted by Brussels-based Corporate Europe Observatory and by French journalist Stephane […]
This news update regarding the Debate on Chemicals in TTIP, is brought to you by chemicalwatch.com. Civil society organisations and the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) have again stressed their opposition and support, respectively, for chemicals regulatory cooperation measures to be included in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently being negotiated […]
This news update regarding Implementing the GHS for Chemical Safety, is brought to you by prwire.com. The Globally Harmonized System of Classifying Chemicals (GHS) is a set of universal guidelines developed by the United Nations to ensure safe production, handling, transport, use and disposal of hazardous materials throughout many countries. It is not a […]
This news article discusses the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Deadline. This information is brought to you by jdsupra.com. It seems like so long ago (just over three years, to be exact) that OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of […]
This news update on EU research centre developing water reference materials is brought to you by chemicalwatch.com. Scientists from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) have developed concepts for the preparation of three model surface-water reference materials (RMs). The different reference samples contain: eight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); six […]
This news update on Labeling solutions in compliance with new GHS requirements is brought to you by PR.com. TEKLYNX International, the world’s leading developer of barcode labeling software solutions, is urging companies to work towards GHS labeling compliance as the June 1, 2015 deadline rapidly approaches. In the chemical industry, safety is of […]
This news update on Bisphenol A being known to cause reproductive toxicity is brought to you by OEHHA. Effective May 11, 2015, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adding bisphenol A (BPA) (CAS No. 80-05-7) to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of the Safe Drinking […]