Many in the chemical industry are aware of and familiar with California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65) as many of the things that we deal with every day are on the list. California’s Prop 65 Warning is the law that requires California to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity, and... Read more »
Last year congress amended the 40 year old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The new law, known as the Frank R Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (LCSA), placed new responsibility on the EPA to determine which chemicals are currently being manufactured, imported, and actively used in U.S. commerce during the last 10... Read more »
What are the NEW regulations? OSHA has adopted new hazardous chemical labeling requirements as a part of its recent revision of that Hazard Communication Standard, bringing it into alignment with the UN’s GHS (Globally Harmonized System) for hazard communication By June 1, 2016 companies must be fully compliant of GHS, meaning that employers must: Update... Read more »
This past June the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act which overhauled the outdated Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was enacted. The bipartisan bill modernized the decades-old system for regulating chemicals in the United States by greatly expanding the EPA’s authority to regulate the import, manufacture and processing of industrial chemicals... Read more »
Since the beginning of this year, the state of California has listed Diisononyl Phthalate (DINP) on its Prop 65 list which requires additional labels on products found to expose users to amounts above the established No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) of 146 micrograms per day of DINP when sold in the state of California. At... Read more »
This week Congress passed a bipartisan TSCA reform package intended to update outdated laws regarding chemical safety regulations. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a 40-year-old piece of legislation that regulates manufacturing, transport, and use of thousands of chemicals in the United States. The new overhaul of this legislation will provide more power to... Read more »
Bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, is a building block chemical used primarily in polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. The chemical raised health concerns due to the possibility of the chemical leaching from plastic or epoxy lined food containers. The state of California ended a six-year long battle over listing BPA as a toxic chemical... Read more »
On February 8th, 2016 the state of California’s Office of Administrative Law approved the amendment to adopt the proposed No Significant Risk Level (NSRL) of 146 micrograms per day for DINP. This regulation will go into effect on April 1, 2016. While Prop 65 does not prohibit the use of DINP in the state of... Read more »
