Moldova: Verdant is pleased to announce that it was selected by the American Bar Association (ABA) to be part of a small team that will provide a legal review of Moldova’s draft law on chemicals, and provide guidance on drafting related legislation. Verdant founder Philip Moffat said “We are pleased to have the opportunity to assist Moldova’s […]
TSCA Reform: Whether you think the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) needs to be “reformed,” “modernized,” “updated” or simply left alone, you’re probably interested in knowing where Congressional efforts to amend the statute currently stand. Here’s a short update, which is based on our latest understanding. If others have additional details or insights, please feel […]
TSCA/Section 6 restrictions: June 7, 2012 Jim Jones, Acting Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, announced that EPA plans to use TSCA §6 to ban or restrict the use of chemicals that pose an unreasonable risk. This is an extension of the Administrator’s 2009 Comprehensive Approach to Enhance the Agency’s Current Chemical’s Management […]
REACH/SVHCs/Authorization During meetings held from June 6 – 8, 2012, the EU’s Member State Committee (MSC) unanimously agreed on the identification of five substances of very high concern (SVHCs). SVHCs are thought to have serious and often irreversible effects on human health and the environment. The five substances identified by the MSC are diborontrioxide and the following four […]
TSCA/Work Plan for Existing Chemicals/Chemical Risk Assessment June 1, 2012 EPA announced the addition of 18 chemicals to its work plan for existing chemicals risk assessment. The 18 chemicals include flame retardants, fragrance chemicals, and chlorinated hydrocarbons. Many of these chemicals are potentially carcinogenic, or pose reproductive or developmental toxicity. In addition, some of these […]
Chemical Mixture Risk Assessment: May 31, the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) unveiled a tool for assessing the risks posed by chemical combinations: the Maximum Cumulative Ratio (MCR) (see e.g., news release, combination effects tools). MCR compares the toxicity of individual chemicals to the cumulative toxicity of all chemicals in an exposure scenario. Cefic argues that […]
Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Today, EPA released for a 60-day public comment period the draft IRIS assessment for ammonia. Excerpts from the agency’s press release are provided below, and a copy of the draft assessment is avaialble here. IRIS is a human health assessment program that evaluates information on health effects that may result […]
Sustainability: The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) published The Chemical Industry in Europe: Towards Sustainability on May 8. In the report, Cefic stresses the importance of applying sustainable chemistry to the entire product life cycle, beginning with consideration of raw material sourcing impacts, and including manufacturing, packaging, transport and distribution, sales and use, and post-use […]
Green Chemistry: The California Department of Toxic Substances Control is requesting nominations for the “Green Chemistry Category” of the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA) Program. The so-called GEELA awards are California’s highest environmental honor. More information is available in the excerpt below. If readers know of any deserving candidate – and there undoubtedly many – […]
Global Chemical Regulation: Verdant Law is pleased to announce that Phil Moffat will be speaking at the upcoming Informa conference, “REACH and CLP: Practical and Technical Strategies for American Exporters to Europe on REACH and CLP Requirements and the Impact of Future Regulatory Strategy.” Mr. Moffat will talk about other chemical regulatory programs outside the EU […]
