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Archives :: Chemical Week Magazine :: Regulatory
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October 30, 2007
The U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP; Washington), a coalition of companies and environmental organizations that has called on the federal government to enact laws to help reduce...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/USCAP-Supports-New-Climate-Change-Bill_8584.html October 22, 2007
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R.) has signed legislation that will ban phthalates in toys and other products designed for children under the age of three, beginning in...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/California-Governor-Signs-Phthalates-Ban_8416.html October 22, 2007
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials have told Socma members that the DHS’ plant security rule will require compliance for specific quantities of certain chemicals...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/DHS-List-to-Dispense-of-Any-Quantity-Threshold-Amount_8417.html October 22, 2007
New product tests on several brand-name, U.S.-manufactured lipsticks show that more than half contain high levels of lead, says the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC; San Francisco), a...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Lead-Found-in-Some-Lipsticks_8418.html October 15, 2007
Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a white paper recommending that the U.S. take up a mandatory cap-and-trade program for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/House-Panel-Releases-Plan-for-Capping-CO2-Emissions_8314.html October 15, 2007
EPA has approved methyl iodide, a methyl bromide alternative, for one year “under highly restrictive provisions governing its use,” the agency says. The pesticide is...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EPA-Approves-Controversial-Methyl-Bromide-Alternative-with-Strict-Controls-on-Use_8316.html October 15, 2007
Dow AgroSciences says it has received EPA approval for two insect-control products that use spinetoram, a recently developed active ingredient for controlling pests that are common in...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EPA-Approves-Dows-Spinetoram_8317.html October 15, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security has hired consulting firm ICF International (Fairfax, VA) as a contractor to help implement DHS’ chemical facility security rules. ICF says...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/DHS-Hires-ICF-for-Plant-Security_8318.html October 3, 2007
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC; Washington) says its testing of 14 popular air fresheners shows that more than 80% contain phthalates, and it has asked EPA and the federal...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Phthalates-Report-Prompts-Federal-Scrutiny-of-Air-Fresheners_8127.html October 3, 2007
More than 180 nations have agreed to speed up the phaseout of hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by amending certain provisions in the 1987 Montreal Protocol treaty on ozone depleting, which...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Nations-Agree-to-Accelerate-HCFC-Phaseout_8128.html October 3, 2007
The FDA says Procter & Gamble (P&G) violated the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by claiming its triclosan-based hand sanitizer, sold under the name Early Defense, can...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/FDA-Cites-P-and-G-for-Improper-Triclosan-Claims_8129.html October 2, 2007
ACC says its members have posted new performance metrics on its Responsible Care Web site, www.responsiblecare-us.com, including energy efficiency data and sector-wide greenhouse gas...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/ACC-Adds-Global-Warming-and-Energy-Metrics-to-Web-Site_5548.html October 2, 2007
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has advanced regulations for approval of new pesticide products. The regulation revises criteria for approving pesticides and bans...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EU-Parliament-Panel-Passes-Rules-for-New-Pesticides_7958.html October 2, 2007
Canada’s environment minister John Baird says the nations that signed the Montreal Protocol treaty should agree to phase out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) about 10 years...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Canada-Seeks-Accelerated-HCFC-Phaseout_7959.html September 21, 2007
EPA has released its first set of hazard characterizations for 101 of the most commonly manufactured chemicals that summarizes testing information submitted by industry under the high...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EPA-Reviews-Safety-Data-on-101-Highest-Volume-Chemicals_7760.html September 21, 2007
The House passed legislation last week that would overhaul the U.S. patent system to align U.S. laws with those of other countries, and change how patent infringement damages are...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/House-Passes-Patent-Reform-Bill_7761.html September 21, 2007
The House has passed the Green Chemistry Research and Development Act (HR 2850), which is similar to two previous House green chemistry bills that failed to pass the Senate during the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/House-Passes-Green-Chemistry-Bill_7762.html September 14, 2007
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found that dairies that advertise their milk as free of synthetic growth hormones have not violated federal advertising restrictions, denying a...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/FTC-Refuses-Monsantos-Request-for-Dairy-Inquiry_7635.html September 14, 2007
Weaver Popcorn (Indianapolis) says it has switched to a popcorn flavoring that does not contain diacetyl, an ingredient that some suspect causes respiratory problems in workers at...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Popcorn-Maker-Eliminates-Diacetyl-in-Flavorings-Amid-Possible-Bans_7636.html September 14, 2007
Zeon Chemicals (Louisville, KY) has reached a $5.3 million settlement with residents living near its facility in the Rubbertown area of Louisville, according to a report by the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Zeon-Proposes-$5-3-Million-Settlement-in-Kentucky-Suit_7637.html |
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