Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
The slides for the public meeting RE: California’s Proposed Amendments to the Consumer Products Regulation are available here (PDF). They contain a useful summary of California’s proposed actions on VOCs.
From The Government of Canada: On August 23, 2008, 17 Notices relating to the release of draft screening assessments for the 19 substances in Batch 3 of the Challenge were published in the Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 142 No. 34 and the draft screening assessments were released on this web site (see below). There […]
The ECHA is putting on a REACH-related event. Here are the details, from the ECHA: This first stakeholders day of ECHA will be an opportunity to: be informed about the latest developments in ECHA´s activities and the forthcoming challenges in the implementation of REACH, share their views on REACH implementation and expectations regarding their involvement […]
From PharmTech.com: The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) is expressing trade concerns with the European Union’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation, a new European Union policy on chemicals and their safe use… REACH requires EU-based manufacturers and EU-based importers doing business, directly or indirectly in Europe, to register chemicals and […]
From the Durango Herald: DENVER – State regulators took the first step Tuesday to requiring energy companies to disclose the chemicals they use in drilling gas and oil wells… The panel has spent all summer in hearings about the new rules, which are aimed at protecting public health and the environment. It took its first […]
From the Air Resources Board – the public availability of the modified text of the California Consumer Product Regulations. The modified text is available as a PDF here. The deadline for public comment is August 27, 2008. The Public Comments received are available here.
More on the CPSC Reform Act we discussed last week. From CTV News: President George W. Bush on Thursday signed consumer-safety legislation that bans lead from children’s toys, imposing the toughest standard in the world. The new law prohibits lead, beyond minute levels, in products for children 12 or younger. Lead paint was a major […]
From Safety.BLR.com: This year, the United Nations will be implementing the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)–a new global system that will standardize definitions, data sheets, classification of materials, and labeling around the world. U.S. agencies will be making decisions about adopting these requirements in the U.S. While this is ultimately […]
The California Air Resources Board has called a public meeting “to discuss and evaluate technical issues surrounding potential Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emission reduction opportunities from Paint and Lacquer Thinners, Multi-purpose Solvents and so called “Packaged Solvents”. The meeting can be attended in person or via teleconference on Wednesday August 26th. A PDF of the […]
From the Air Resources Board: The following tables provide the results of the 2006 Consumer and Commercial Products Survey (survey) for select categories. This table lists the total tons of VOC per day (VOC includes fragrance) reported by survey category. The categories are as follows: Double-phase Air Fresheners Glass Cleaner (nonaerosol) General Purpose Cleaner (nonaerosol) […]
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