Xinhua reports: European Union (EU) member states on Monday agreed to align EU legislation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures with the U.N. Globally Harmonized System (GHS). The GHS regulation, which has already been approved by the European Parliament, will enter into force after being published in the Official Journal […]
A new year and more CCCR recalls. As we mentioned in Health Canada Cracking Down on Non Compliant Labels a number of products have been recalled for non-compliance with CCCR-2001 and the cosmetics regulations. We have identified 26 sets of products that have been recalled for label violations in 2008 and 2009 (2 since our […]
As we mentioned in Health Canada Cracking Down on Non Compliant Labels a number of products have been recalled for non-compliance with CCCR-2001 and the cosmetics regulations. We have identified 24 sets of products that have been recalled for label violations this year (5 since our last post): Nov. 2008: 3 pool and spa chemicals […]
As we mentioned in Health Canada Cracking Down on Non Compliant Labels a number of products have been recalled for non-compliance with CCCR-2001 and the cosmetics regulations. We have identified 22 sets of products that have been recalled for label violations this year (5 since our last post): Nov. 2008: 7 spray home fragrances (lacking […]
Excellent advice here from PlantServices.com on how to improve workplace safety, reduce liability and reduce the chances of running afoul of inspectors: To begin, generate a list of hazardous materials already on-site. Compare the line items with entries in your material safety data sheet (MSDS) library. Review them to determine if they’re adequate, and request […]
New herbicide law from the Canadian province of Alberta: The Alberta government says farm chemicals won’t be affected in its plan to ban the sale of combination herbicide-fertilizer products for home and garden use. Environment Minister Rob Renner announced Thursday that herbicide-fertilizer combinations, commonly known as “weed-and-feed” products, will no longer be sold in Alberta […]
Indonesia is requiring their exports to pre-register for REACH, according to this article: The Indonesian Trade Ministry required exporters and producers to pre-register chemical products and other industry-related goods exporting to European Union (EU) markets, an official said. “If Indonesian exporters don’t do that, they can not export the products. The regulation will be effective […]
An article from Poland on the dangers of missing the REACH pre-registration date. It is in somewhat broken English, but still worth a read: There is not much time left. December 1st is the deadline to initially register chemical products being traded in the EU in the Reach system. Polish Ministry of Economy warns that […]
BusinessGreen.com on an issue that is not getting nearly enough attention – the EU’s Substances of Very High Concern list: European businesses are being urged to assess which chemicals they use and attempt to avoid as many potentially hazardous substances as possible, after the European Chemicals Agency last week released its first list of chemicals […]
An important Direct Final Rule from the EPA: EPA is taking direct final action on the National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings, which establishes national reactivity-based emission standards for the aerosol coatings category (aerosol spray paints) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). In this direct final action, EPA is moving the applicability […]