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October 18, 2012
The US Department of Justice says a grand jury has indicted South Korea’s Kolon Industries and five of its executives for criminal trade secrets theft. At issue is the alleged...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/US-indicts-Kevlar-competitor-on-criminal-trade-theft-charges_47059.html October 17, 2012
The European Commission has published a proposal to limit global land conversion for biofuel production, and raise the climate benefits of biofuels used in the European Union (EU)...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/alternativefuels/EU-seeks-to-cap-food-based-biofuels_47027.html October 16, 2012
Tronox announced its opposition to an application made by the Mtunzini Conservancy (Mtunzini, South Africa), a nongovernmental organization opposed to developments in the area, for an...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Tronox-files-opposing-injunction-against-South-African-environmental-group_47008.html October 16, 2012
The Ministry of Commerce, PRC (Mofcom; Beijing) says it has extended China’s antidumping measures for spandex imported from Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and US for an...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/legal/China-extends-antidumping-measures-on-spandex-from-US-Japan-Korea-Singapore-and-Taiwan_46999.html October 15, 2012
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says that US is increasingly vulnerable to coordinated cyber attacks that could virtually paralyze parts of the nation's transportation system or...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Panetta-US-needs-improved-cybersecurity-for-critical-infrastructure_46966.html October 11, 2012
The US Department of Commerce has set final tariffs of about 18–250% for solar photovoltaic cells imported from China, a decision that drew sharp criticism from Chinese...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/US-sets-tariffs-of-up-to-250-percent-for-solar-cells-imported-from-China_46887.html October 10, 2012
Cefic says it welcomes the release of a European Commission industrial policy communication update that acknowledges the need for a strong manufacturing sector in Europe...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Cefic-welcomes-EU-industrial-policy-update_46853.html October 10, 2012
The Pesticide Action Network (PAN; Oakland, CA) North America released their October Kids Health Report, citing several scientific studies claiming pesticides connect to various health...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Report-links-childrens-health-problems-to-pesticides_46855.html October 10, 2012
France’s Senate, on 9 October, unanimously voted in favor of a measure to ban bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging and medical devices, beginning July 2015. The measure...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Frances-Senate-approves-ban-on-BPA-in-food-packaging-medical-devices_46854.html October 9, 2012
The US FDA did a good job of implementing the Generic Drug User Fee Act (GDUFA), but has disappointed as far as the falsified medicines directive (FMD) of the European Union (EU) is...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/legal/EFCG-at-CPhI-FDA-did-well-to-implement-GDUFA-but-disappoints-with-FMD-_46844.html October 9, 2012
Clariant is today opening a second production unit for the non-halogenated Exolit OP flame retardant (FR) at the Hürth-Knapsack plant in Germany. The new facility doubles the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Clariant-doubles-capacity-for-non-halogenated-Exolit-OP-flame-retardant-in-Germany_46812.html October 8, 2012
Two affiliates of Dow AgroSciences will receive a $5.3 million award against Bayer Bioscience in a lawsuit over Bayer’s bacillus thuringiensis biotechnology patents that were...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Rulings-uphold-Dow-AgroSciences-in-two-patent-disputes-with-Bayer_46797.html October 8, 2012
Cefic says it welcomes the conclusions of a recent European Commission report that the European Union's (EU) current regulatory framework covering nanomaterials, including the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Cefic-welcomes-EU-findings-on-nanomaterials-under-Reach_46798.html October 8, 2012
Health Canada says its reassessment of bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging indicates exposure levels are not high enough to cause concern about adverse health effects in adults or...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Health-Canada-BPA-in-food-packaging-not-linked-to-adverse-health-effects_46630.html October 8, 2012
California voters will decide November 6 if the state will require labeling on all packaged foods that contain more than 0.5%/weight of genetically modified (GM) ingredients, and the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Poll-Nearly-70-percent-of-California-voters-favor-GM-labeling_46629.html October 8, 2012
A recent report released by the Australian government’s Department of Health and Ageing indicated that diisonoyl phthalate (DINP), a common component in many commercial and...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/ACC-Australian-DINP-study-shows-no-link-to-adverse-health-effects-_46628.html October 8, 2012
Representative Ralph Hall (R., TX) has introduced legislation aimed at changing how experts are selected for US EPA’s science advisory panels. The bill would improve...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/US-lawmaker-seeks-changes-to-EPA-science-board_46624.html October 8, 2012
EPA says it has finalized plans to clean up contaminated soil, groundwater, and six waste-disposal areas at the American Cyanamid Superfund site at Bridgewater Township, NJ. The soil...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/EPA-finalizes-deal-to-resolve-NJ-Superfund-case_46625.html October 8, 2012
The European Commission has made two proposals to close loopholes in current European Union (EU) legislation on precursors for the illegal drugs methamphetamine and heroin. The...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/European-authorities-crack-down-on-precursors-to-illegal-drugs_46626.html October 8, 2012
Cheryl Falvey, general counsel for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC; Washington), will join the law firm Crowell & Moring (Washington) as a partner in the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/Top-product-safety-official-heads-to-Crowell-and-Moring_46627.html |
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