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California Adds PFOA to List of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Under Prop 65

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) to the list of chemicals known to cause cancer under the requirements of the state’s Proposition 6... Read More...

EU Commission Modifies REACH Regulation on CMR Substances

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has amended portions of its regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemicals (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, also known as REACH) ... Read More...

EU Sets Limits on Formaldehyde used in Toy Materials

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has set limits for the use of formaldehyde in different toy materials. Published in November in the Official Journal of the European Union, Commission Directive (EU)... Read More...

New SVHCs Added Under REACH

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has recently updated its list of substances of very high concern (SVHCs), an essential part of the European Union’s (EU’s) REACH Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006. ... Read More...

New Chemical Sensor The Size of a Shoebox

Scientists are developing a small, highly advanced chemical sensor prototype capable of detecting substances more than 100 feet away.

CPSC Bans Certain Phthalates in Children’s Toys

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will soon issue a final rule on the presence of phthalates in most products intended for use by children and infants. According to a press release issued in... Read More...

EPA Updates Toxic Substances Control Act Work Plan List

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency added 23 chemicals to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Work Plan. Several of the new substances include bisphenol A (BPA), seven different phthalates, a... Read More...

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European Commission Designates Nine Chemicals as Very High Concern

Nine substances have been added to REACH Annex 14 by the European Commission. These substances are now classified as very high concern (SVHC), and the use of these chemicals will need to be authorized. Auth... Read More...

Target Reveals New Sustainable Product Standard

Big-box retailer Target unveiled a new policy that demands beauty supply and household cleaner manufacturers to remove harmful chemicals from their products. Their new Sustainable Product Standard program... Read More...

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