From Environmental Protection: Laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Rachel’s Network have detected bisphenol A (BPA) for the first time in the umbilical cord blood of U.S. Newborns. The tests identified the plastics chemical in 9 of 10 cord blood samples from babies of African American, Asian and Hispanic descent. The findings […]
From the Toronto Star – Senators weakening safety bill, Tories say: The Conservative government has been trying to rework the consumer product safety regulatory framework for the past two years, but key Liberal members of the Senate social affairs committee voted Wednesday to amend Bill C-6, also known as the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act. […]
From Health Canada: The final version of this Health Canada guidance document Human-Use Antiseptic Drugs is now available. Comments and suggestions received from the consultation on the draft version of the guidance were reviewed and considered in the finalization of this document, and are available upon request. This guidance applies to antiseptic skin products for […]
From CNW Group: The Senate is being urged to pass the Consumer Product Safety Act before the upcoming holiday gift-giving season and in the interest of the safety and welfare of all Canadians. The proposed Bill C-6: Consumer Product Safety Act, which is still being debated by the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and […]
From the Environmental Working Group: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it would wait until mid-2010 to decide on whether to grant a waiver request that would allow for the use of up to 15 percent ethanol in gasoline. Growth Energy, an ethanol trade and lobby group, requested the waiver. EPA based their […]
From domain-b.com: The $35-billion Indian chemical industry that exports products to European countries may soon find the cost of doing business increasing because of new legislation adopted by the EU to regulate the end-use of chemicals. Complying with the new regime under the legislation would involve various processes including registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of […]
From the Green Party Of Canada: The Green Party has examined the issues around C-6 (Canada Consumer Product Safety Act) and urges the Senate to pass the Bill so that the safety of Canadians can be better protected. The Green Party supports extending to Health Canada inspectors the same powers of inspection and seizure already […]
As the lead agency for the implementation of Proposition 65, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) within the California Environmental Protection Agency intends to list the chemicals, Carbaryl (CAS No. 63-25-2) and Spirodiclofen (CAS No. 148477-71-8) as known to the State to cause cancer, pursuant to this administrative mechanism. Relevant information related to […]
From the United States Environmental Protection Agency: President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, as part of his first state visit, jointly launched a new U.S.-India Green Partnership aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two nations on a wide range of environment and climate initiatives. Among these initiatives is the creation of an […]
From Prachatai: Following the incident surrounding the plant disease “natural disaster” in Kudchum district, Yasothon province, the AAN has compiled further research to raise public awareness about the impacts of carbofuran (Furadan) on the environment and human health. The Alternative Agriculture Network – Esan (AAN) is a network of more than 3,000 small-scale farmers, working […]