Mexico’s new Cleaning product standard comes into force on December 13th, 2019. NOM-189-SSA1-SCFI-2018 will replace the old standard NOM-189-SSA1-SCFI-2002. The mandatory standard applies to household cleaning products intended for consumers, including products designated for washing or cleaning of objects, surfaces, or premises, and products that provide a certain aroma to the environment. The updated regulation […]
Health Canada is informing consumers of serious fire and burn risks associated with flame jetting that may result from the use of certain containers of pourable alcohol-based fuels and certain fire pots that use those fuels. These products may be advertised for indoor and outdoor use. Some examples can include portable fireplaces, firelight’s or tabletop […]
The final round of Cannabis regulations has now come into effect on October 17, 2019. With the legalization of the three new classes of cannabis, edibles, extracts and topicals, comes amendments to the cannabis regulations which includes revised possession limits as well as additional labelling requirements. Limits of 10 mg of THC per package of […]
ECHA’s SCIP database aims to improve transparency on hazardous substances in articles On 9 September 2019, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the information requirements for the upcoming database on articles containing substances of very high concern (SVHCs) on the Candidate List. This new SCIP database will contain information on substances of concern in articles, […]
We are pleased to have presented another informative presentation at the Fall SATA 2019 conference. Cassandra Taylor, one of Nexreg’s Senior Regulatory Consultant attended and presented at the Southern Aerosol Technical Association Conference this week in South Carolina. Cassandra discussed the two topics of European poison centres, and properties testing and technical translations. If you […]
A judge has issued a decision to invalidate the Household Cleaning Product Information Disclosure Program on the grounds that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) did not follow the proper rule making process, according to the New York State Administrative Procedure Act (SAPA). The basis of this decision was that NYSDEC referred […]
Illinois becomes the third state to ban the sale of animal-tested cosmetics, joining California and Nevada as well as over 30 other countries around the globe. Signed into law on 9 August 2019, bill SB 241 forbids the sale or import of cosmetics manufactured or developed using animal testing after 1 January 2020. The legislation […]
Multiple companies have received notifications of Intent to Sue claiming that their products sold violated California’s chemical exposure warning law, Proposition 65. The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, also called Proposition 65 (Prop 65) is aimed to protect the State’s drinking water from toxic chemicals and to inform its citizens of […]
A draft national policy on chemical management in Sri Lanka is anticipated to reach cabinet in a few months. If the policy is agreed upon by the Ministers the draft will then be sent to Parliament, and if approved by Parliament, the policy will become law. The focus of the policy will be on the […]
European Union Plans to Delay First Poison Centre Notification Deadline to 1 January 2021 On 19 July 2019, the European Union (EU) submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a notice of amendments to Annex VIII of the Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation) that […]
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