Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
We expect articles like these to be a common theme over the next few months. From EurActiv.com: Despite heavy criticism from its industry, the US appears to be moving closer to adopting rules similar to the EU’s controversial REACH chemicals regulation. The move comes as the new European chemicals agency opens in Helsinki (3 June) […]
From Fibre2Fasion.com: APEC’s Chemical Dialogue has developed two reports for endorsement by APEC Ministers – the first on principles for best practice chemical regulations, and the second on issues associated with the implementation of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. The implications of such an endorsement would […]
Press release from the EU: Located in Helsinki, ECHA is responsible for managing the implementation of the REACH requirements in relation to the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction processes of chemical substances. ECHA formally began its activities a year ago and its work has been devoted to intensive preparations, including staff recruitment and establishing support […]
From the EU: In February 2008, the Commission launched a proposal which essentially pursues two aims: ensuring a high level of safety of cosmetic products by strengthening manufacturer responsibility and in-market control aspects, while cutting unnecessary administrative burdens. “We are not proposing to change the approach to cosmetic products safety, but to make the rules […]
From the EPA – Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry; Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries: EPA is proposing to extend the stay of certain provisions of the standards of performance for equipment leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals […]
From the Canada Gazette: Therefore, the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to subsections 87(1) and (5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (see footnote b), hereby makes the annexed Order 2008-87-02-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List… Ottawa, May 14, 2008 1. Part I of the Non-domestic Substances List… is amended by deleting the following: […]
From the Canada Gazette: Notice is hereby given that the Government of Canada intends to publish in August 2008 technical documentation on the 14 substances assigned for the seventh batch, listed in Schedule 1 to this notice and will subsequently challenge interested parties to submit the specific information detailed in the technical documentation. Batch 7 […]
From the FDA: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting entitled “International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations (ICCR)–Preparation for ICCR Meetings in Washington, DC” to provide information and receive comments on the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulations (ICCR) as well as the upcoming meetings in Washington, DC. The topics to be discussed […]
From the Government of Canada: On May 31, 2008, the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health released a Notice in the Canada Gazette for the sixth group of substances identified under the Challenge… Industry and interested stakeholders are invited to submit any information that may be used to inform risk assessment and […]
A news release from California’s Air Resources Board: …[T]he California Air Resources Board fined Ohio-based Blaster Chemical Company $158,000 for selling illegal rust-removing spray around the state. ARB investigators found that between 2003 and 2006, 237,000 cans of Blaster Chemical’s “Fabulous Blaster Penetrating Catalyst,” used to dislodge rusted metal parts, was illegally distributed and […]
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