Nexreg ComplianceAug. 7 – Canada: Order 2008-87-03-04 Amending the NDSL
From the Canada Gazette: Part I of the Non-domestic Substances List (see footnote 1) is amended by deleting the following: 57843-53-5 68016-13-7 Click on the above link for more information.
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Aug. 7 – California Prop 65: Imazalil and Thiabendazole and Its Hypophosphite Salt
From the OEHHA: On June 27, 2008, OEHHA published two separate notices in the California Regulatory Notice Register (Register 08 No. 26-Z) soliciting information which may be relevant to the evaluation of imazalil and thiabendazole and its hypophosphite salt under consideration for possible listing within the context of the Proposition 65 administrative listing regulatory criteria […]
Aug. 7 – California Prop 65: Avermectin B1
From the OEHHA: On June 27, 2008, OEHHA published a notice in the California Regulatory Notice Register (Register 08, No. 26-Z) announcing its intent to list avermectin B1 under Proposition 65 as a chemical known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity in accordance with the regulatory criteria in section 25306 of Title 27 of […]
Aug. 8 – California Prop 65: Laidlaw Transit Settles Bus Lawsuit
From the San Francisco Chronicle: The state’s largest school bus operator has agreed to renovate more than 2,000 buses in California to run cleaner, settling a lawsuit that accused it of exposing children to diesel exhaust in leaky passenger cabins. The settlement was announced Wednesday by Laidlaw Transit and three environmental groups that sued the […]
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Aug. 6 – US: H.R. 4040: CPSC Reform Act Passes
The USA Today on the new act: Congress has passed sweeping legislation to improve the safety of toys and other consumer products. The bill — approved by the Senate Thursday night and the House of Representatives Tuesday — follows a rising tide of public concern over product safety, spurred by recalls of 45 million children’s […]
Aug. 6 – Canada: Significant New Activity Notice – Thioimidodicarbonic acid
From the Canada Gazette: 1. In relation to the substance Thioimidodicarbonic acid ((HO) C(O)NHC(S)(OH)), C,C?-dibutyl ester, a significant new activity is (a) any activity involving the substance in any quantity, other than for use as a mining flotation reagent; or (b) the use of the substance as a mining flotation reagent and its discharge to […]
Aug. 6 – US: Testing of Certain High Production Volume Chemicals; Second Group of Chemicals
From the EPA: EPA is proposing a test rule under section 4(a)(1)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require manufacturers, importers, and processors of certain high production volume (HPV) chemical substances to conduct testing to obtain screening level data for health and environmental effects and chemical fate. EPA has preliminarily determined that: Each […]
Aug. 6 – California Prop 65: Notice of Intent to List Oryzalin (CAS No. 19044-88-3)
From the OEHHA: As the lead agency for the implementation of Proposition 65, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) within the California Environmental Protection Agency intends to list the chemical, oryzalin (CAS No. 19044-88-3) as known to the State to cause cancer, pursuant to this administrative mechanism as provided in Health and Safety […]
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