The European Chemicals Agency (Echa), has updated the list of substances that may need compliance checks. These substances are: N,N’-di-sec-butyl-p-phenylenediamine Methyl acetoacetate 2-methylpentane-2,4-diol 2,6-dimethylheptan-4-one Benzyl salicylate Pentane-2,4-dione Bis (2-ethylhexyl) fumarate Subtilisin Hexaboron dizinc undecaoxide […]
The Classification, Labelling, and Packaging of Chemical Substances and Mixtures – CLP The 28 countries in the European Union served as front-runners for being the first of few nations to enact GHS implementation into their existing labour legislations. To better unify trade locally within the scope of EU nations, but also globally, amongst Europe’s largest […]
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) approved the amendments to Prop 65’s Article 6, Clear and Reasonable Warnings, on August 30, 2016. These amendments repeals sections with the new regulation and will be divided into two new subarticles to Article 6. The repeal and new regulations will help provide the correct methods […]
Five chemicals and or chemical groups will be discussed by the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) on November 15, 2016. The CIC is California’s Proposition 65 experts of carcinogenicity for the Safe Drinking Water and Proposition 65. They will provide the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), for advice on the prioritization […]
Canada has now finalized the screening assessments of 869 substances. The Canadian government has carried out various screenings of the substances on the Domestic Substances List (DSL). With over 869 substances evaluated, 600 of them were unlikely to result in concern under the current use of the substances. However, 39 of the […]
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has proposed a rule that would make certain plastics exempt in children’s toys from third-party phthalate testing. Six phthalates under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act are prohibited in concentrations that are above 0.1% in accessible parts of various children’s products. These substances include: […]
Investigation into the chemicals used in tattoo ink will soon be a priority of European Union regulators, as various health risks have been associated with the substance. Recently, the EU Commission submitted a formal request to the European Chemicals Agency to start investigating the ink, as studies suggested that a majority of the […]
Portuguese authorities have issued a decree with plans to implement the European Union’s Cosmetics Regulation. The decree that has been issued states that there are numerous risks to human health and with the increase in cosmetic use in the teenage market, it encouraged Portugal to draw upon the 2009 European Commissions Cosmetic Regulations. Apart […]
India’s much anticipated National Chemicals Policy has been put on further delay. The policy, which was first drawn up in 2012, was released in January 2014 and industry then began pushing the government for finalization, but no further action was taken until late 2015. The goals of the new National Chemicals Policy include: […]
There are changes that are coming to Saskatchewan’s hazardous labelling system, as the province will start following the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS 2015) standards. Updated from the WHMIS 1988, WHMIS 2015 was created to align with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The new […]
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