EU 2012 Report on Unsafe Products Just Published
In 2012, 2,278 measures against dangerous non-food products were taken by Member States and reported in the EU Rapid Information system (RAPEX) according to a report published today by the EU. Clothing, textiles, fashion accessories and toys were the main … Continue reading
Colombia Drafts Technical Requirements for Safety of Hazardous Waste Landfills
Colombia has drafted a resolution proposing to establish technical requirements relating to the location, design, operation, monitoring, closure and post-closure of hazardous waste landfills in order to ensure their overall safety. By this proposal the Colombian Ministry of Environment and … Continue reading
Mexico drafts Standards for Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
Mexico has proposed draft Standards to establish safety measures for the safe transport of dangerous goods by air, to be met by air operators permitted to operate in Mexican airspace. The proposal is open for comments from interested parties until … Continue reading
Vermont legislature passes bill to ban Tris in children’s products and furniture
Vermont legislature passed Senate Bill 81 with unanimous support. Assuming it is signed into law, the bill will ban the manufacture or distribution of children’s product or residential upholstered furniture that contains Tris as of July 1, 2013 and ban … Continue reading
Compliance & Risks to exhibit at Chemspec Europe 2013
Compliance and Risks will be attending this year’s Chemspec Europe 2013, which is being held in Munich from the 5th-6th June. From adaptation to the UN’s GHS to the USA’s patchwork approach to RoHS, Compliance & Risks helps companies monitor … Continue reading
Information Technology Industry Council Announce Seminars on Product Policy & Compliance
Compliance and Risks’ partners ITI, in conjunction with IPC and SEMI, will host U.K. environmental regulators Steve Andrews from the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Chris Smith and Matthew Bignell from the National Measurement Office in June 10 for a series … Continue reading
Canadian Draft Federal Sustainable Development Strategy 2013-2016
The Sustainable Development Office at Environment Canada has just launched a public consultation on a draft Federal Sustainable Development Strategy for the period 2013-2016. The deadline for comments is 14 June, 2013. For further details, please contact us.
Chemsec – Phase Out of Parabens
The International Chemical Secretariat, ChemSec, has just published a fact sheet on parabens, summarizing the hazards associated with the endocrine disruptors as well as available alternatives. Public opinion suggests that the current permitted levels for propylparaben and butylparaben should be … Continue reading
Delaware Introduces Bill on Chemicals of High Concern
In Delaware Representative Kowalko introduced a House Bill which would require the State to publish a list of 50 to 100 chemicals of high concern in consumer products based on credible scientific evidence on a chemical’s hazards and its potential … Continue reading
CO2 Emissions from New Cars Drop in 2012
Carbon dioxide emissions from new cars continue to decrease in Europe, according to a new report just published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Under EU law, car manufacturers have individual emissions targets based on the average mass of the … Continue reading