Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
Another item of interest in the Canada Gazette: Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health have assessed information pertaining to the substance Butanamide, 3-oxo-, Chemical Abstracts Service No. 5977-14-0; And whereas the Ministers suspect that the substance is toxic; The Minister of the Environment, pursuant to paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian […]
From the Canada Gazette: Provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of allura red, sunset yellow FCF and tartrazine as colouring agents in a variety of food products, including fish roe (caviar) at a maximum level of use of 300 ppm, singly or in combination. Brilliant blue FCF is permitted […]
A REACH update from Electronics Design, Strategy, News: The EU (European Union) environmental NGOs (non-governmental organizations) through the International Chemical Secretariat has released its “Substitute It Now” (or aptly acronymed “SIN”) list of 220 chemical substances considered to be possible Substances of Very High Concern under REACH (Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals). As a […]
An annoucement from Health Canada: The Licensed Natural Health Products Database will allow Canadians to quickly and easily search for more detailed information on natural health products that have been authorized for sale in Canada… Canadians will be able to use the database to search for information on approved natural health products including authorized health […]
From the Canada Gazette: The proposed Regulations will add PFOS and its salts to the Virtual Elimination List compiled under subsection 65(2) of CEPA 1999, as required by subsection 3(1) of the Act. The Ministers of Environment and of Health are required by the Act to propose the addition of PFOS and its salts to […]
The Financial Times has a general interest article on cosmetic product regulations across the world. Since the article is for a general audience, it does not get into details, but it does provide any interest overview of the issues cosmetics companies have when trying to go ‘international’: There are four principal regions for cosmetics legislation […]
A useful reminder from Packaging News: The UN’s Globally Harmonised System (GHS) on the classification, labelling and packaging of hazardous substances is to be incorporated into EU law after MEPs reached an “acceptable compromise”. The new regulation will replace existing EU directives on classification and labelling of substances. The aim of the GHS system is […]
A notice from the EPA on an upcoming public meeting: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) Work Group on Comparative Safety Statements or Logos for Pesticide Product Labeling on September 10, 2008… This action is directed to the public in […]
From the LA Times: AB 1879 from Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) started out like any number of other bills targeting individual chemicals known to cause such problems as birth defects, cancer and lung disorders. But this week, Feuer and the bill’s coauthors reached a deal with the California Environmental Protection Agency and the state […]
From Canada’s Natural Health Products Directorate – four monographs: New Monograph – Creatine Monohydrate Updated Monograph – Iron Updated Monograph – Glucosamine Information Update on the Product Resolve Click on the links for more information.
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