This news update regarding new consumer exposure example is brought to you by ECHA. Under REACH, registrants have to assess exposure and risk from a substance which becomes part of an article (so-called article service life) ; this applies to a substance which fulfils the criteria specified in Article 14(4). They also have […]
This news update regarding the Canadian Environmental Protection Act is brought to you by gazette.gc.ca. Issues Many volatile organic compounds (VOCs) contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, which is a component of smog. As a result, they were added to the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental […]
This news update regarding Toxic Chemical Settlement, is brought to you by foreffectivegov.org. In 1938, a DuPont chemist accidently created a chemical compound that would make thousands of products water- and stain-resistant. The compound belongs to a family of chemicals known as perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). PFCs soon made their way into nonstick cookware, carpeting, food packaging, […]
This news update on EU committee to prepare opinion on toy material ingestion is brought to you by chemicalwatch.com. The European Commission has asked its Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (Scher) to prepare a scientific opinion, estimating the amount of toy materials ingested by children. This should determine whether chemical migration limits, established […]
This news update on Substance ID information brought to you by chemicalwatch.com. There is wide variability in the consistency of information in registration dossiers on substance identity, according to the preliminary findings of a study for the European Commission. The study was commissioned after the REACH Review, published in 2013. The Commission says […]
This news update on The Toxic Substances Control Act is brought to you by www.biofuelsdigest.com. In the first installment of this series, I wrote about how the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulates products. In this article, we will look across a manufacturing process. TSCA applies to chemical substances that are used for purposes […]
This news article on Big Pharma Alternative To FDA Warning Label is brought to you by law360.com. An industry-backed alternative to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s plan to let generic-drug makers unilaterally update their warning labels is a ruse to expand immunity from product liability suits, consumer advocates and plaintiffs’ lawyers charged in letters released Tuesday. […]
This news article discusses OHSA to require new chemicals labeling system. This information is brought to you by www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com. OHSA to require new chemicals labeling system. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will require new labeling of chemicals as of June 1, 2015. Starting June 1, OSHA will put […]
This news update regarding In situ generated biocidal active substances is brought to you by ECHA. In situ generated biocidal active substances redefined. Active substances generated in situ have been redefined to specify the precursors from which the active substance is generated. Suppliers of active substances generated in situ from other precursors can now notify ECHA to […]
This news update regarding the new release of R4BP 3 is brought to you by ECHA. The new release of R4BP 3 allows product authorisation change requests in parallel and enhances synchronisation between related applications. R4BP 3.2.2 allows companies to submit multiple change requests for biocidal product authorisations in parallel. Applicants will […]
Nexreg Compliance