Entries by Team Nexreg

Jun. 30 – Canada: Regulations Amending the Phosphorus Concentration Regulations

A very important release from the Canada Gazette: Canada’s Phosphorus Concentration Regulations (the Regulations) came into effect in 1989, and include a concentration limit of 2.2% for laundry detergents. The proposed Regulations Amending the Phosphorus Concentration Regulations (the proposed amendments) would broaden the scope of the Regulations to include other detergents and cleaners, and to […]

Jun. 26 – US EPA: Regulatory Evaluation of Formaldehyde

A release from the EPA: EPA is launching a broad effort to gain a greater scientific understanding of the potential health risks of formaldehyde’s use in pressed wood products. Through this process, EPA will develop risk assessments on potential adverse health effects, evaluate the costs and benefits of possible control technologies and approaches, and determine […]

Jun. 26 – US EPA: Proposed Rule on Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances

A notice of availability from the EPA – Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances–n-Propyl Bromide in Adhesives, Coatings, and Aerosols: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available to the public information related to a May 30, 2007 proposed rule under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program under section […]

Jun. 26 – US: Markey looks to ban BPA in Bottles

From the Stoneham Sun: On June 10, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, who represents the 7th District of Massachusetts that includes Stoneham, filed a bill, HR 6228, that would ban the use of BPA in all food and drink packaging… The bill that Markey filed is now in a congressional subcommittee. It then goes to a […]

Jun. 24 – EU: EU ministers clinch deal on new pesticides law

From The Guardian: European Union agriculture ministers struck a compromise deal on Monday to revise pesticide authorisation laws that should cut the number of crop chemicals that can be sold in EU markets, officials and diplomats said. The proposed changes, which will now be debated by the European Parliament in the autumn, would replace a […]