Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
It appears that major revisions will be made to Bill C-51: Food and Drugs Act. An article from the Vancouver Sun explains: In a surprising about-face, Health Minister Tony Clement has agreed to key demands of the natural health products industry after the sector launched a grassroots campaign against restrictions on homeopathic medicines and herbal […]
Article from Canada’s National Post: Twenty-one of 26 samples tested at Health Canada’s product safety laboratories contained lead levels of 0.079 parts per million to 0.84 parts per million… One lipstick sample had 6.3 parts per million, while the remainder contained no detectable levels of lead… In the U.S. tests, the highest lead content found […]
From the NHPD – newly updated monographs: Updated Monograph – Birch Updated Monograph – Thuja More information can be found on the above links.
From the OEHHA: The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) within the California Environmental Protection Agency is adding dibromoacetic acid (CAS No. 631-64-1) to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer for purposes of the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Health and Safety Code section 25249.5 […]
From the Canadian Press: Environment Minister John Gerretsen says Ontario’s proposed pesticide ban seeks to look at the “cumulative effects” of chemicals like 2,4-D. He says the federal government looks at such chemicals on a “product-by-product” basis. The provincial government has put forward a list of 80 chemicals and 300 products that will be part […]
From the NHPD – a new Single Ingredient Monograph – Borage Oil.
From Canada.com: Vinyl shower curtains release over 100 toxic chemicals into the air in people’s bathrooms, including known carcinogens and reproductive toxins, according to a new report calling for the ban of Polyvinyl chloride in bath curtains and liners. The laboratory tests of five new PVC shower curtains, released Thursday, found 108 different volatile organic […]
The following article is a good reminder that REACH extends beyond the chemical industry – No textile, footwear item to enter EU without REACH certification after July 2009: He said that Reach is a new EU chemical regulation established to progressively replace the regulations and directives of 40 existing chemicals and to create a single […]
An article from Safety.BLR.com illustrates the expense companies face for non-compliance with MSDS and label law: Two repeat violations with penalties of $27,500 are being proposed for violations similar to those noted during earlier inspections in 2007. Chemical containers lacked identification labels and chains used as slings for lifting loads were shortened using makeshift measures […]
Five newly updated monographs from Canada’s Natural Health Products Directorate. Catnip Monograph Saw Palmetto Monograph Echinacea Angustifolia Monograph Green Tea Extracts Monograph Juniper Monograph
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