The Australia Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authoritys (APVMA) public consultation on proposed guidance for release for supply of contract manufactured veterinary medicines has been completed.…
The National Industrial Chemicals Notification & Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) has published tranche 16 during the week, 1- 8 February 2016. NICNAS is now inviting interested…
The classification of bisphenol A (BPA) as a category 1B substance, toxic for reproduction, now looks a formality after it received the backing of EU…
French Green MEPs have called on Ségolène Royal to challenge the EUs new diesel emissions limits, but the ecology minister supported the lower standards when…
European Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis has pledged to present scientific criteria for the identification of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) “before the summer”. Speaking in a European…
On 1 February 2016, the Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL) was updated. 37 substances were added to the GADSL, 15 substances were deleted and…
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) recently released a consultation paper on the existing labelling requirements for irradiated foods. FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Steve McCutcheon…
The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA) has announced that the public consultation on proposed changes to APVMA audit scheduling and closure processes has…
To date, Korea has completed the LR election for 120 priority existing chemical substances. Another 32 PECs are now ready for a new round of…
The United States Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) has announced it has renewed its alliance with the Industrial Truck Association to reduce worker injuries…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) says that a statutory overhaul of California’s Proposition 65 is needed, and hascalledon the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment…
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on the proposed addition of a subsurface intrusion (SsI) component to the Superfund Hazard…
From 1 March to 10 March 2016, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will accept applications of manufacturers and/or importers of new chemical…
The United States Department of Labors Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the public comment period on an updated version of its voluntary Safety…
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is releasing a Scientific Review Panel on Toxic Air Contaminants (SRP) review draft document summarising the toxicity…
Just as companies constantly evaluate operations, so does the science community when it comes to first aid and resuscitation. Updates are made when the science…
The European Commission has published an outline of its plans to amend the scope of the Directive on the restriction of certain hazardous substances (RoHS)…
The French General Directorate of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) has published a methodological document (DM/4B/COM/001) for metals and alloys intended to come…
This covers the use of CMIT/MIT as: A disinfectant not intended for direct application to humans or animals. A disinfectant for use in food and…
The National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) has published a proposal to include a condition of use for to which the importation or…