From The Canadian Press: The proposed legislation would make Ontario the first province in Canada to require big companies to track and report on their use of toxic chemicals, as well as develop plans to cut their use of the substances, he said. But it’s up to businesses to decide if they want to follow […]
Might changes to U.S. consumer or cosmetic label law be coming? From Environmental Science and Technology: Dozens of children’s bath products are contaminated with formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, both considered probable human carcinogens by the U.S. EPA, according to a study published by the nonprofit Environmental Working Group. No More Toxic Tub documents that more than […]
From EURActiv: The European Parliament’s environment committee this week adopted a report by Swedish Green MEP Carl Schlyter which calls for tighter controls on nanotechnology, including the application of the ‘no data, no market’ principle contained in the REACH Directive. The own-initiative, non-binding report calls for products containing nanotechnology which are already on the market […]
From Fibre2Fashion.com: Dimethylfumarate (DMF) is a biocide used to prevent mould growth that can cause deterioration of leather furniture or footwear during storage or transport, especially in a humid climate. DMF is often contained in pouches fixed inside furniture or added to footwear boxes, where it sublimates protecting product from mould. Often, the pouches look […]
From Gather.com: Options abound. Should the US pursue a system more like the new chemical control law in Europe, called REACH, which requires that manufacturers and importers of all chemicals – existing and new – provide a dossier summarizing health and safety for all intended uses? Or something more like the Canadian prioritization review and […]
From Hurriyet Daily News: The European Chemicals Agency, or ECHA, has received some 15 times more pre-registrations for chemicals than it initially expected, the agency’s representatives said last week. EU chemicals registration jams as deadline extends The pre-registrations are part of a process that regulates substances manufactured in or imported to the EU. The regulation […]
Scientific American on a New York State lawsuit: This week, a group of those concerned citizens and advocates, led by Earthjustice, is filing a lawsuit in New York State to force major U.S. manufacturers—Church and Dwight, Colgate–Palmolive and Proctor and Gamble as well as England-based Reckitt Benckiser Group—to disclose ingredients in their household cleaning products. […]
A press release from the Government of Canada: Of the 19 substances included in Batch 5, two substances are proposed to be of concern to human health (Acrylamide and TCEP (Tris(2-chloroethyl)) phosphate). Current information indicates that the remaining 17 substances are of no concern to human health or the environment. Of these remaining 17 substances, […]
A release from Health Canada that we have been eagerly awaiting: The Government of Canada today introduced proposed legislation that will modernize and strengthen product safety laws by overhauling existing rules to further protect the health and safety of Canadians. The proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act will provide better oversight of consumer products in […]
A Notice from Health Canada: Health Canada officials will provide a technical briefing to the media via teleconference regarding the proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act introduced earlier today. The technical briefing is not for attribution. A PowerPoint presentation for the technical briefing is available at the following address: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/TechnicalBriefingDeck_ENG.ppt. Date Thursday, January 29, 2009 […]