http://chemicalwatch.com/newsLatest news from Chemical WatchWed, 10 Mar 2010 04:30 GMT180SaturdaySundayhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3431?rss=newsTue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe Canadian Ministry of the Environment has published a notice of intent in the Canada Gazette to amend the Domestic Substances List of the Canadian...http://chemicalwatch.com/3434?rss=newsTue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe EU must continue to lead the fight against the use of mercury worldwide and ensure that its review on the issue to be published in June offers a clear way...http://chemicalwatch.com/3430?rss=newsMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Commission‚s Institute for Health and Consumer Protection has awarded two new projects as part of the REACH Implementation Projects on...http://chemicalwatch.com/3428?rss=newsMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published proposals to identify eight chemicals as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) and possible candidates for...http://chemicalwatch.com/3429?rss=newsMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Commission has posted information on the two positions of alternate chairman and technically qualified member of the Board of Appeal of the...http://chemicalwatch.com/3426?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTImplications of changing the definition of intermediates are enormous says industryhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3425?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTEuropean Commission says ECHA, and industry initiatives failed to pick up missing informationhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3424?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTMinisters to discuss priority goal of preventing disease from chemicalshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3422?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTIndustry says cost of submissions for harmonised C&L may put companies offhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3423?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that Antonio Tajani, vice president of the European Commission and commissioner for DG Industry and...http://chemicalwatch.com/3418?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTOn Wednesday Wisconsin became the third US state, after Minnesota and Connecticut, to introduce legislation restricting the use of bisphenol A in in baby...http://chemicalwatch.com/3420?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTWomen in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) has published results of its Nesting project study on indoor air quality in children's rooms. It found that in 40% of...http://chemicalwatch.com/3417?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency has passed a draft document on the estimation of exposure from the waste life stage, chapter R18 of the Guidance on information...http://chemicalwatch.com/3421?rss=newsFri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTA new version of the Socio-Economic Impact of a Potential Update of the Restrictions on the Marketing and Use of Cadmium has been published by the European...http://chemicalwatch.com/3416?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTOfficials say domestic law to ratify international conventions is a priorityhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3407?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe German Environment Minister Dr Norbert Röttgen has called for stricter controls to reduce the amount waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE)...http://chemicalwatch.com/3386?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has published a set of frequently asked questions regarding bisphenol A (BPA) and its effects. In it the...http://chemicalwatch.com/3408?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) has published a critical opinion on a survey and health risk assessment of lead in jewellery,...http://chemicalwatch.com/3394?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTA REACH consortium has formed for the unknown, of variable composition, or of biological origin (UVCB) substance of boric acid and monoethanolamine, also known...http://chemicalwatch.com/3389?rss=newsThu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has advanced several pieces of draft guidance relating to REACH. A draft of a new chapter on the scope of exposure...http://chemicalwatch.com/3377?rss=newsWed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTAgency confident current activities will answer supply chain concernshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3374?rss=newsWed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the European Chemical Workers‚ Federation (EMCEF) are working together to promote information from the...http://chemicalwatch.com/3376?rss=newsWed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTIn the USA, California‚s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has published a draft flowchart covering the Regulation for safer products as part...http://chemicalwatch.com/3370?rss=newsTue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTEcopetrol, Ikea among first winners of prize for saving costs and delivering environmental benefitshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3372?rss=newsTue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTScientists at the University of Copenhagen have found high levels of antimony in fruit juices that give cause for concern, according to an article published in...http://chemicalwatch.com/3373?rss=newsTue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTIn the USA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a test rule to collect data on 29 high production volume chemicals. The proposal is based on...http://chemicalwatch.com/3371?rss=newsTue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe US Environmental Protection Agency has issued notice in the Federal Register clarifying how activated phosphors should be chemically identified for the...http://chemicalwatch.com/3363?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTUnilever‚s Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre in the UK has published a study called The Precautionary Principle and Environmental Persistence:...http://chemicalwatch.com/3368?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted a draft document on the Development of a Relative Potency Factor (RPF) Approach for Polycyclic Aromatic...http://chemicalwatch.com/3362?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTGermany‚s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has published two studies on concepts of risk communication. The studies aim to address differences...http://chemicalwatch.com/3369?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Commission‚s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) has been asked to provide a scientific opinion via...http://chemicalwatch.com/3364?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that REACH-IT will be closed between 09.00 Eastern European Time (EET; GMT+2) on 18 March and 12.00 EET on 22...http://chemicalwatch.com/3365?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTDraft guidance on consumer exposure estimation, chapter 15 of the guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment, has been sent by the...http://chemicalwatch.com/3367?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe Canadian government has announced that it will add benzyl chloride to Schedule 1 of the List of Toxic Substances in order to control health and...http://chemicalwatch.com/3366?rss=newsMon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 GMTThe OECD has published a status report on current developments and activities in the field of manufactured nanomaterial safety at national and international...http://chemicalwatch.com/3359?rss=newsFri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTHistoric simultaneous meeting of parties to Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventionshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3358?rss=newsFri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT“Several hundred” chemicals to be screened in next few yearshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3360?rss=newsFri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTCompliance checks in 2009 resulted in seven 'quality observation letters' and three draft decisionshttp://chemicalwatch.com/3357?rss=newsFri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTA report published by the Swedish National Chemicals Agency (KEMI) says there is a need for greater research in the EU and stronger legislation to protect...http://chemicalwatch.com/3356?rss=newsFri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTA REACH registration consortium for fatty acids has been established and is now inviting data-holders and other companies with an interest to participate. The...http://chemicalwatch.com/3355?rss=newsThu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTCampaigners, industry welcome initiative but call for similar action by ECHAhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3353?rss=newsThu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has established a scientific cooperation group (ESCO) to assess the risks from chemicals used in non-plastic food...http://chemicalwatch.com/3354?rss=newsThu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTGerman environmental group BUND says tests on11 canned drink products, including Sprite, Red Bull, Nescafe and Faxe beer, found bisphenol A in all the can...http://chemicalwatch.com/3352?rss=newsThu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTThe French public debate on nanotechnologies that began in September ended this week. An official summary of the 17 debates will be published at the end of...http://chemicalwatch.com/3348?rss=newsTue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTGroups lobby MEPs to draft new amendmenthttp://chemicalwatch.com/3351?rss=newsTue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTEnvironment Committee debates exclusions, nanotechnology and low-risk definitionhttp://chemicalwatch.com/3349?rss=newsTue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTPesticide Action Network (PAN) has released a study called Asian Regional Report on Community Monitoring of Highly Hazardous Pesticide Use. The group says the...http://chemicalwatch.com/3347?rss=newsTue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is advising companies to look through a number of sources of information on IUCLID5 before contacting its helpdesk. The...http://chemicalwatch.com/3346?rss=newsTue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal to revise procedures for developing Enforceable Consent Agreements (ECAs) which generate test...http://chemicalwatch.com/3350?rss=newsTue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00 GMTA study by Spanish scientists indicates that most researchers do not use suitable personal and laboratory protection equipment when handling nanomaterials that...