Chemical Watch Newshttp://chemicalwatch.com/newsLatest news from Chemical WatchTue, 22 May 2012 04:30 GMT180SaturdaySundayEU trade group urges India to not copy REACHhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11136?rss=newsMon, 21 May 2012 00:00 GMTCefic says industry’s voluntary programme offers better basis for regulationUS groups take legal action to defend listing of styrene as possible carcinogenhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11139?rss=newsMon, 21 May 2012 00:00 GMTUnited Steelworkers, one of the largest US labour unions, the Environmental Defense Fund, and a leading US occupational health physician have taken legal action...Toy industry unhappy with German action on toy safetyhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11135?rss=newsMon, 21 May 2012 00:00 GMTIndustry argues that German action will not mean better protection from hazardous chemicalsUS researchers study occurence of BPS in receipts and currency billshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11134?rss=newsMon, 21 May 2012 00:00 GMTResearchers have published the first evidence that bisphenol S (BPS) is widespread in paper receipts and currency bills around the world, following a recent...FDA warns of skin creams containing mercuryhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11137?rss=newsMon, 21 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers not to use skin creams or other beauty and personal care products marketed as skin lighteners and...Taiwan promotes supplementary nomination programmehttp://chemicalwatch.com/11130?rss=newsMon, 21 May 2012 00:00 GMTTaiwan is conducting a series of seminars familiarise chemicals manufacturers and importers with the newly released draft national inventory which became...Sweden launches consultation on lead in consumer goodshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11132?rss=newsMon, 21 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemi) has launched a consultation on the use of lead in consumer articles, in light of its intention to submit a proposal for a...China issues Q1 stats on scientific research record notificationhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11133?rss=newsMon, 21 May 2012 00:00 GMTA total of 317 substances, covered by 199 scientific research record notifications, were submitted to China‚s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP)...Scientist advocates priority list of nanoparticles in waterhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11138?rss=newsMon, 21 May 2012 00:00 GMTA researcher from the Indian Institute of Technology has argued that nanoparticles in water should be prioritised based on their risk to human health, which...Mononitrile category data revised under US HPV programmehttp://chemicalwatch.com/11131?rss=newsMon, 21 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe global polymer manufacturer Invista has submitted data on mononitrile chemicals for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) screening level hazard...Leading scientists call for action on developmental exposure to chemicalshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11116?rss=newsFri, 18 May 2012 00:00 GMTScientists draft white paper calling for a policy and public health responseWork on North American monitoring database progresseshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11119?rss=newsFri, 18 May 2012 00:00 GMTCEC supports development of Mexico's environmental and human health monitoring capacityUS NGO asks ACC to justify HFR manufacturers’ adherence to Responsible Care principleshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11128?rss=newsFri, 18 May 2012 00:00 GMTIn the wake of the Chicago Tribune investigation of the US halogenated flame retardant industry, the US non-governmental organisation Safer Chemicals, Healthy...Washington state NGO petitions for TDCPP to be designated chemical of high concern to childrenhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11120?rss=newsFri, 18 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe Washington State Toxics Coalition has petitioned the Washington State Department of Ecology to add the flame retardant, tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)...California proposes amendments to regulatory levels for 1,3-butadiene, chloroform, methanolhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11123?rss=newsFri, 18 May 2012 00:00 GMTCalifornia's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has proposed revised Reference Exposure Levels (RELs) for 1,3-butadiene, and revised...Swiss survey concludes consumer knowledge of nanotechnology has decreasedhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11125?rss=newsFri, 18 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe Swiss Federal Office of Public Health and the German Risk Dialogue Foundation have published the results of a 2011 survey concluding that consumers know...US EPA solicits methyl bromide critical-use exemptions and data on alternativeshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11121?rss=newsFri, 18 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications for the critical use exemption from the 2015 phase-out of methyl bromide. Critical use...UK government postpones decision on animal experiment disclosureshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11124?rss=newsFri, 18 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (Buav) has expressed concern that the UK government has postponed a decision on the disclosure on information...OSHA extends comment period on scientific integrity policyhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11122?rss=newsFri, 18 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the comment period on its draft scientific integrity policy to 18 May 2012. Comments on...US lawmakers call for action on halogenated flame retardantshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11100?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTUS Senator writes to EPA and CPSC regarding flame retardant safety and standardsWHO convenes human health risk assessment networkhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11099?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTNetwork will identify needs and facilitate information exchange and cooperationChina issues draft standards on GLPhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11104?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTFour draft standards relating to the application of the OECD‚s good laboratory practice (GLP) guidelines to chemicals testing were issued for consultation...US Representatives write to OMB about confidentiality concernshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11114?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTSeveral members of the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet have written to the head of the Office...Macedonia publishes two pieces of draft chemicals legislationhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11098?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe Macedonian Health Ministry‚s chemicals management agency (BL) has published two draft pieces of legislation: one amending the list on banned and...Joint German study into health effects of exposure to low levels of nanoparticleshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11112?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTGerman chemical company BASF has teamed up with the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and the Federal Institute...Efsa tells MEPs it refutes bias allegationshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11113?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) has published a letter sent to members of the European Parliament (MEPs) two days before the Parliament decided not to...EU scientific committee says mercury in light bulbs unlikely to pose risk to childrenhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11108?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe European Commission's Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (Scher) has published an opinion which says short peak inhalation exposures to...Industry asks for clarification over existing nano biocidal actives where new data has emergedhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11101?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA) has asked for clarification from the European Commission on the status of existing active biocidal substances in...Norway publishes guide to nanotechnology at workhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11111?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority, a government agency, has published a guide on nanotechnology and the working environment. The guide outlines how...China accepts final batch of 208 existing substances for inventoryhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11107?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe final batch of 208 substances submitted for inclusion in China‚s Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (CW 9 May 2012) has been accepted by the...Efsa issues call for data on occurrence of BPA in food and beverageshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11103?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) has issued a call for data on the occurrence of bisphenol A in food and beverages intended for human consumption,...Sweden authorises German insecticide under parallel trade permithttp://chemicalwatch.com/11110?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTFor the first time, the Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemi) has decided to allow a parallel trade for an insecticide product. Raptol Insect Effect is authorised in...EU Commission research centre publishes report on developmental neurotoxicity conferencehttp://chemicalwatch.com/11109?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTA report on the third international conference on alternatives for developmental neurotoxicity testing (DNT3), held last year by the European Centre for the...European Parliament produces video on new prior informed consent ruleshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11102?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe European Parliament has produced a short video on the recently-agreed controls on export of dangerous chemicals (CW 11 May 2012).OECD publishes report on scientific evidence relating to skin sensitisation pathwayshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11105?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe OECD has published the first part of a report on adverse outcome pathways for skin sensitisation initiated by covalent binding of substances to proteins in...US NTP publishes toxicity data for ortho-phthalaldehyde and metal working fluidshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11106?rss=newsThu, 17 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe US National Toxicology Program (NTP) has published toxicity report tables and curves for ortho-phthalaldehyde and metal working fluids.EU launches debate on human toxome projecthttp://chemicalwatch.com/11085?rss=newsWed, 16 May 2012 00:00 GMTExperts discuss EU work towards progressive phase out of animal testing and more accurate, less costly toxicity testingMexico outlines progress towards chemicals inventoryhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11093?rss=newsWed, 16 May 2012 00:00 GMTUS, Canadian and Mexican officials continue cooperation under Commission for Environmental CooperationUS National Academy initiates new IRIS reviewhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11096?rss=newsWed, 16 May 2012 00:00 GMTNRC to examine assessment development process and weight of evidence approachesChina tightens shipment inspections in southern portshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11084?rss=newsWed, 16 May 2012 00:00 GMTCities in south China have been conducting strict inspections on hazardous chemical shipments in the past few months. Incorrect labelling of hazardous chemicals...India delays implementation of cosmetics ruleshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11088?rss=newsWed, 16 May 2012 00:00 GMTIndia has delayed enactment of the Drugs and Cosmetics (fourth amendment) Rules 2010 to 1 October 2012, according to an announcement by the Indian Ministry of...European Commission publishes DMF amendmenthttp://chemicalwatch.com/11094?rss=newsWed, 16 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe European Commission has published an amendment to Annex XVII of REACH, virtually banning the use of dimethylfumarate (DMF) in the EU. Published on 15 May in...ECHA consults on eleven testing proposalshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11095?rss=newsWed, 16 May 2012 00:00 GMTECHA has called for information on 11 testing proposals. Scientifically-valid information and studies from third parties should be submitted to the agency by 2...EU Commission to host EDCs conferencehttp://chemicalwatch.com/11077?rss=newsTue, 15 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe European Commission is hosting a conference on endocrine disrupters to discuss current challenges in science and policy. The meeting will address the...EU Commission publishes decision on naled as biocidal activehttp://chemicalwatch.com/11081?rss=newsTue, 15 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe European Commission‚s decision on the non-inclusion of the organophospate naled for product type 18, insecticides, acaricides and products to control...Ecetoc publishes annual reporthttp://chemicalwatch.com/11076?rss=newsTue, 15 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals (Ecetoc) has published its annual report, which includes a summary of the research that took...Germany and Sweden plan to submit eight SVHC proposals this summerhttp://chemicalwatch.com/11083?rss=newsTue, 15 May 2012 00:00 GMTGermany and Sweden have notified ECHA of plans to submit eight Annex XV proposals for substances of very high concern in August. The substances to be proposed...US EPA continues IRIS assessment of acrylonitrilehttp://chemicalwatch.com/11082?rss=newsTue, 15 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to make further revisions to its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of...ECHA to suspend Chesar support in run up to launch of version 2.0http://chemicalwatch.com/11079?rss=newsTue, 15 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will temporarily suspend the support service for Chesar in the run up to the launch of version 2.0 of the chemical safety...California’s EPA to discuss assessment of cumulative impacts of pollutantshttp://chemicalwatch.com/11080?rss=newsTue, 15 May 2012 00:00 GMTThe California Environmental Protection Agency is to hold a public meeting on 4 June 2012 to discuss its proposed cumulative impacts screening methodology,...