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Some details from the Canada Gazette: 6. No person shall manufacture any polybrominated diphenyl ether referred to in section 1 or any resin, polymer or other mixture containing a polybrominated diphenyl ether set out in the schedule. 7. (1) No person shall use, sell, offer for sale or import a polybrominated diphenyl ether set out […]
From the Canada Gazette: Publication of Final Decision on the Screening Assessment of Substances — Batch 1 CAS No. 78-63-7 CAS No. 1068-27-5 CAS No. 6731-36-8 CAS No. 54079-53-7 CAS No. 12236-64-5 CAS No. 43035-18-3 CAS No. 59487-23-9 CAS No. 75-56-9 CAS No. 106-88-7 CAS No. 26471-62-5 CAS No. 91-20-3 CAS No. 123-31-9 Publication of […]
From the Canada Gazette: 1. In relation to the substance Alkanoic acid, dihydroxy-,2-alkyl esters, a significant new activity is (a) manufacturing it in Canada in any quantity; or (b) importing, distributing, using or selling it in Canada, in any quantity, for any activity other than for use as a lubricant additive for engine oils. 2. […]
An announcement from the FDA: SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled “Labeling OTC Skin Protectant Drug Products.” This guidance provides recommendations on how to label over-the-counter (OTC) skin protectant drug products. An OTC skin protectant active ingredient can be combined with another OTC […]
From McClatchy Washington: American companies will spend $2.5 billion next year complying with new country-of-origin food label rules, the Agriculture Department now estimates… The department published its cost estimates Friday in a 45-page assessment in the Federal Register, the official document for federal rule-making. They’re markedly lower than the department previously had estimated. The new […]
Some amendments to the Non-Domestic Substances List. From the Canada Gazette: Part I of the Non-domestic Substances List… is amended by deleting the following: 26376-80-7 110532-40-6 37953-21-2 337974-35-3 68153-85-5 851053-78-6 68478-95-5 874486-19-8 Click on the above link for more information.
From SFGate: Besides Frito-Lay, which sells most of the potato chips in California, the other companies agreeing to reduce acrylamide levels are Kettle Foods, maker of Kettle Chips, and Lance Inc., maker of Cape Cod Chips, Brown’s office said. In another settlement last week, Heinz agreed to cut in half the acrylamide levels in Ore-Ida […]
From the Las Vegas Sun: Poker chips manufactured by a Las Vegas company will be the focus of notices at 21 California card clubs starting Nov. 1 — and not for promotional purposes. Signs will inform customers that casino chips on the premises contain lead, a metal known to cause cancer, birth defects and other […]
From Health Canada: The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today announced increased protection for Canadians with food allergies by introducing new labelling requirements for food allergens, gluten sources and added sulphites contained in prepackaged foods… The current Food and Drug Regulations require that ingredients of food products be declared on the labels of most […]
From SeattlePI.com: New rules approved Thursday night by the U.S. Senate would dramatically reduce the amount of lead and phthalates (a chemical used to make plastics softer) allowed in children’s products. The bill already passed by the House now goes to President Bush… Part of the deal with the new federal rules is a boost […]
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