Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
From The Guardian: European Union agriculture ministers struck a compromise deal on Monday to revise pesticide authorisation laws that should cut the number of crop chemicals that can be sold in EU markets, officials and diplomats said. The proposed changes, which will now be debated by the European Parliament in the autumn, would replace a […]
Could nanomaterial labeling regulations be coming to the EU? EurActiv.com discusses: The EU executive’s regulatory review of existing European legislation concludes that current laws may need to be modified as the depth of scientific knowledge on nanomaterials increases. Specific labelling schemes for products containing nanomaterials could notably be developed. The current EU legislative framework “covers […]
Canada may be getting new labeling standards for environmental claims on labels. Canada.com explains: Consumers weary of environmental claims about products can soon expect more straight talk from manufacturers when the Competition Bureau releases tougher standards for green marketing pitches. As early as next week, the agency is expected to release updated guidelines for self-declared […]
A recent release from the EPA: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today fined Fresno-based property owner, Ralph Hovannisian, $16,000 for violating federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements at eight rental properties in Fresno, Calif. “The EPA has a responsibility to ensure renters and buyers receive adequate information to protect children from potential lead-based paint hazards,” said […]
The NHPPA an organization which opposes both Bill C-51 and Bill C-52 has a detailed analysis of Bill C-52. The analysis is from the perspective of a group that opposes the bill (so that should be kept in mind), but it is by far the most detailed analysis of the details of the bill we […]
A google translate into English of the draft of NOM-232-SSA1-200 is available here: Draft Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-232-SSA1-2006, Pesticides: laying down the requirements of packaging and labelling of products for use in agriculture, forestry, livestock, gardening, urban, industrial and domestic. This project is published so that interested parties, within 60 calendar days from the date […]
From Drugs and Health Products: Updated Monograph – Garlic Updated Monograph – Devil’s Claw Updated Monograph – Lungwort
From Chemistry World on some REACH growing pains: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which is responsible for running the European Union’s new Reach scheme to regulate the production and use of chemicals, is still struggling to put its IT system fully into operation more than two weeks after the start of the project’s pre-registration period. […]
A piece from the Heartland Institute: The California state Senate has passed and sent to the Assembly a bill to ban the use of food packaging containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Senate Bill 1313 would ban persons and companies from manufacturing, selling, or distributing any food contact substance containing PFOS, PFOA, higher […]
From FoodProductionDaily: The European Chemicals Bureau (ECB) said that there is no risk to consumers from using packaging containing Bisphenol A (BPA), which follows similar findings from TNO last month… It is permitted for use in food contact materials in the EU, under Commission Directive 2002/72/EC… “We found that the margin of safety is high […]
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