Nexreg releases regulatory news educating organizations on the changes in regulations, and how to keep their industrial and consumer products compliant.
The lobby to have RU-486 banned is still going strong according to this recent press release: An official of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) expressed continued support today for the “RU-486 Suspension and Review Act of 2005,” known as “Holly’s Law.” Deirdre A. McQuade, Director of Planning and Information at the Secretariat […]
This news snippet about possible Prop 65 being extended to french fries and potato chips recently appeared in the San Jose Mercury News: Superior Court Judge Wendell Mortimer Jr. told attorneys he wants to move forward with long-delayed Proposition 65 litigation that forces fast-food giants to warn about the potential cancer risks of fries and […]
Might pressure from Consumer Reports change how ‘general purpose’ or ‘all-purpose’ cleaners are packaged? No, they’re not energy drinks. They’re all-purpose cleaners that can be harmful if swallowed. The problem is that such packaging may entice children to take a gulp. Furthermore, these cleaners do not have child-resistant caps, nor are they required to. And […]
Might we see warning labels required on some energy drinks in the future? An article by Reuters suggests this may be in the cards: Energy drinks that promise to boost performance and rev up metabolism can contain three to four times as much caffeine as a typical soda, a new study shows. The concern, researchers […]
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Grow More, Inc., of Gardena, Calif., $31,200 for the alleged sale and distribution of a misbranded antimicrobial disinfectant in violation of federal pesticide law. The EPA cited Grow More, Inc. for selling and distributing “Naccosan Concentrate Cleaner,” a one-step pesticidal disinfectant designed for use in […]
Newsinferno.com reports on lead based jewelry which has already caused one fatality: According to California’s Attorney General, Bill Lockyer, the “landmark settlement is a success story showing how Proposition 65, California’s premier right-to-know law, protects our families and communities from the health risks resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals in our environment. The power of […]
(Washington, D.C. – March 22, 2006) Recent news reports of an analysis of EPA data have generated significant interest in toxic air pollution. EPA has not issued a new report; the data has been available on EPA’s Web site since Feb. 22. The data in the second National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) is not a […]
SUMMARY: This final rule amends the requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) for the transportation of hazardous materials by aircraft. This final rule clarifies the applicability of part 175; clarifies the exceptions from regulation for operator equipment and supplies, special aircraft operations, and passengers and crewmembers; revises separation distances for the shipment of radioactive […]
A piece in the Concord monitor discusses the issue of warning labels on drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease: Drug manufacturers say anecdotal reports from patients such as Kanuch do not constitute scientific evidence, but they say they have updated warning labels anyway. Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which sells Permax, a dopamine enhancer, said the matter is under […]
A current court case in California is determining whether cans of tuna are required to have a Prop 65 warning on them: Food industry and health groups nationwide are closely watching a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court that will reach a milestone Friday when a judge hears state attorneys claim that big canners are […]
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