Falmouth Town Council in Maine has decided to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, joining other cities in Maine that have already implemented similar bans.
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Russia has banned the circulation of unlabeled e-cigarettes, e-liquids, and disposable e-cigarettes starting from December 01, 2023.
France's National Assembly has passed a bill banning disposable e-cigarettes, aiming for European Commission approval by summer 2024.
Australia will ban disposable e-cigarette imports from January 1, 2024, and improve access to medical e-cigarettes to help smokers quit.
Ohio's city Painesville council has passed a six-month ban on new e-cigarette and marijuana businesses, citing public health and safety concerns.
On June 15, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Significant New Use Rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 18 compounds that were subject to premanufacture notices (PMN) and an EPA order…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to address the unjustified risk of human health injury caused by methylene chloride under its current usage circumstances.
On February 7, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released the "universal PFAS restriction dossier" (uPFAS), clearing the way for a wide PFAS ban under the EU's chemical legislation, REACH.
Organotin compounds such as triphenyltin are used in the production of biocides.
The Danish Consumer Council THINK has been in stores to find products with PFAS.