Regulatory News By Doreen M. Monteleone, Ph.D., director of sustainability & EHS initiatives RadTech International North America Chemical Data Requests May be at Odds with Law As a result of Congress overhauling the nations primary chemical law, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking manufacturers for more toxicity information. This … [Read more...] about Regulatory News
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OSHA Official Downplays Prospects for US EPA Collaboration on Chemical Risks A senior official at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is downplaying the prospect of significant consultation with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on chemical risks to workers under the revised toxics law, as some industry groups have sought, calling the extent of … [Read more...] about Regulatory News
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Attainment Designations Issued, Nonattainment on Hold The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued "Round 1" of final area designations under the 2015 ozone standard. The designations became effective January 16, 2018, and include only those counties, tribal areas and territories that EPA has designated "attainment/unclassifiable" - totaling 2,646 counties. The agency … [Read more...] about Regulatory News
FDA Weighs In on UV Curing Nail Lamps
By Doug Schoon, president, Schoon Scientific The facts demonstrate that UV curing nail lamps are safe, despite repeated attacks by the misinformed media, fear-mongers and TV celebrity doctors. What started the controversy about nail lamps in the first place? In 2009, two dermatologists from sunny Texas (MacFarlane and Alonso1) claimed that the nonmelanoma skin cancers on … [Read more...] about FDA Weighs In on UV Curing Nail Lamps
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TSCA Reset The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, requires the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate chemical substances on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory as either "active" or "inactive" in US commerce. To accomplish that, EPA finalized a rule requiring industry reporting … [Read more...] about Regulatory News