The Government of India has given a new date for enforcement of the existing quality control order for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers, Maleic anhydride, Styrene (Vinyl Benzene), Acrylonitrile, Polyethene material, Linear Alkyl Benzene, and…
ECHA is seeking public comments on proposed harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one hydrochloride; 2-methyl-2,3-dihydro-1,2-thiazol-3-one hydrochloride (used in biocides and laboratory chemicals for its…
ECHA is seeking public comments on proposed harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of 2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-ene (used in formulation or re-packing). The substance is suspected to be reprotoxic and cause harm to specific organs.
ECHA is seeking public comments on proposed harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of 2,3-epoxypropyl o-tolyl ether (used in adhesives and sealants, coating products and fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay).
The California Air Resources Board's (CARB) Consumer Products Regulation sets VOC limits for numerous categories of consumer products and for certain regulated categories, and it also sets prohibitions or limits on toxic compounds and compounds…
The Attorney General of California Rob Bonta sued chemical firms like 3M and DuPont on November 10, 2022, for using dangerous "forever chemicals" in their marketed products (known as PFAS) that damage human health and hurt and deplete the state's…
The US Environmental Protection Agency is one step closer to regulating methylene chloride. The common solvent poses unreasonable risks to human health, the agency says in a finalized assessment.
- EWG submits its comments on draft guidelines by WHO on PFOA and PFOS contamination of drinking water
Submitting comments on the World Health Organization (WHO)'s draft guidelines for allowable levels of PFOA and PFOS contamination in drinking water, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has expressed that the proposed guidelines ignore WHO's…
Submitting comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.
A new law is set to extend the timeframe for processing biocidal product applications by five years, prompting concerns that substances restricted in the EU may get “dumped” on the UK, where chemical regulation is “not up to speed”.
