REACH/CLP Enforcement: On July 6, 2011, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the 2011 -2013 work program for the Forum on Exchange of Information on Enforcement of the REACH and CLP Regulations. The program lists the Forum’s current and upcoming activities, a description of the activities, the expected time frame for each, and its priority. Readers less familar […]
FIFRA/Nanotechnology: Guest Column: Kathryn Brausch & Irene Hantman Law Clerk & University of Maryland Law Fellow US EPA Office of Civil Enforcement Readers interested in EPA’s regulation of nanoscale materials may want to know about recently proposed policies under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that would affect the use of nanoscale materials […]
Green Chemistry Regulations: For readers interested in learning more about the development of California’s Green Chemistry Regulations – the “Safer Consumer Product Alternative Regulations” – the upcoming meeting of the Green Ribbon Science Panel may be of interest. Details are set out below in the embedded announcement from the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). […]
Readers curious about notable innovations in the green chemistry space may be interested in the following announcement from EPA regarding the 2011 winners of the Presidential Challenge Awards. CONTACT: Dale Kemery (News media only) kemery.dale@epa.gov 202-564-7839 202-564-4355 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2011 EPA Honors Winners of 2011 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards WASHINGTON […]
Japan/Chemical Notification and Reporting: Early in June 2011, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced a revision to the process Japanese companies use to annually notify the agency about the chemical substances that they import. Under the new process, a foreign supplier can provide certain confidential business information (CBI) directly to METI rather […]
TSCA/CBI: On June 8, 2011, EPA announced the public disclosure of the identities of more than 150 chemicals contained in 104 health and safety studies that had been claimed confidential under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). For those 104 studies, the chemical identity will no longer be redacted, or kept from public view. According to EPA, the […]
Green Chemistry Regulations: Each of the three subcommittees of the California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) Green Ribbon Science Panel will hold two teleconferences in June in preparation for the meeting of the entire Panel scheduled for July 14 and 15 in Sacramento. Each teleconference will focus on an aspect of the alternatives assessment […]
Readers interested in learning more about downstream user reporting may login to the webinar Tuesday May 31 or download a recorded version of the program from the ECHA website. The webinar will be addressed to all downstream users of registered substances interested in learning more about downstream user reports and how to submit them to […]
Sustainable Products/Green Marketing: Verdant is pleased to announce that Philip Moffat will speak at the 2011 ASC Sustainability Summit in Rosemont, Illinois (O’Hare) on July 26 – 27. Mr. Moffat will discuss green marketing and enforcement trends, the tools available to regulate green marketing in the U.S. and elsewhere, and the legal risks attending the […]
REACh: On May 3, 2011, the EU environmental group, the International Chemical Secretariat (ChemSec), announced the addition of 22 chemicals to its so-called “Substitute It Now!” list or “SIN List.” ChemSec supposedly selected the chemicals based “solely” on their endocrine disrupting properties. Although there is no established EU definition for what constitutes an endocrine disrupting […]
