Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
From Marketing News: The European Parliament has called for warnings on foods containing certain food colours to say: “May have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children”. The Parliament has voted in favour of labelling foods containing the six food colours E110, E104, E122, E129, E102 and E124. The move comes after research […]
From the Sacramento Bee: At the national level, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a definition of “natural products” to be used in future standards, said USDA National Organic Program spokesman Billy Cox. It does not certify natural products. The department’s National Organic Program certifies organically produced cosmetics and body care products but […]
This article provides a good reminder of the important of ensuring your company’s consumer chemicals are legally compliant: For the second time in two months the European Union has ordered the withdrawal of bicycle repair kits from the EU market. The solution in the kits do not comply with the Chemical Restrictions Directive 76/769/EEC. This […]
But not for consumer products, according to a recent article: The classification and communication of chemical hazard labelling will be implemented in the industrial and agriculture sectors apart from consumer products by 2010, said Deputy Human Resource Minister Datuk Noraini Ahmad… “Unlike in the European countries, Malaysia was a bit slow in implementing the GHS […]
From Evertiq: The plastics and electronics industry should be alerted to signals from the Swedish Government as restrictions of some flame retardant substances could force them into risking the fire safety of their products or into the use of less tested alternative substances. The flame retardant Deca-BDE could be banned in Sweden as early as […]
From the ECHA: In the framework of the authorisation process, Member States Competent Authorities or the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), on a request by the Commission, may prepare Annex XV dossiers for the identification of substances of very high concern (SVHC). Substances of very high concern are defined in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No […]
From EurActiv.com: European labour unions have called on the European Commission to amend the REACH regulation on chemicals to better protect workers against nanomaterials throughout their lifecycle. Their call comes shortly after the EU executive argued that nanotech is already covered by existing EU regulation… The confederation calls on the Commission to amend the bloc’s […]
An important notice (their words) from the NHPD: The Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) has adopted a new approach to the review of compendial Product Licence Applications (PLAs). Effective June 24, 2008, Information Request Notices (IRNs) will no longer be issued for deficient compendial PLAs. The information provided in the PLA and proposed label text […]
Four more releases from the OEHHA. The first two are notices of intent to list chemicals. First, Avermectin: 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 avermectin B1 (CAS No. 71751-41-2), as identified in the table […]
Four newly added chemicals to California’s Prop 65 list. From the release: The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) within the California Environmental Protection Agency is adding benthiavalicarb-isopropyl (CAS No. 177406-68-7), mepanipyrim (CAS No. 110235-47-7), pirimicarb (CAS No. 23103-98-2) and resmethrin (CAS No. 10453-86-8) to the list of chemicals known to the state to […]
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