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On December 17, 2010, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued proposed regulations that would specify hazard traits, environmental and toxicological endpoints, and other relevant data that are to be included in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (CDTSC) will develop. CDTSC will use information from the Clearinghouse to help identify chemicals of concern in consumer products as part of...
December 14, 2010
Korea Publishes List of Potential GHS Classifications and Plans to Issue New Material Safety Data Sheet Rules
Korea has taken a major step toward achieving full compliance with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for the classification and labeling of chemicals by identifying 151 substances as "hazardous" for consultation. The Ministry of the Environment (MoE) in Korea also is placing more responsibilities on manufacturers and importers by introducing new rules regarding updating and content of material safety data sheets (MSDS). The MoE has given companies just ten days to comment on...
December 13, 2010
CPSC Promulgates Final Rule Regarding Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database
On December 9, 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) promulgated the final rule establishing a publicly available consumer product safety information database, as required by Section 212 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The database must be publicly available, searchable, and accessible through CPSC's website. CPSC's final rule interprets various statutory requirements pertaining to the information to include in the database, and establishes...
December 10, 2010
EPA Will Hold Public Information Exchange on Nanomaterial Case Studies and Workshop on Nanoscale Silver
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will announce in a Federal Register notice scheduled for publication on December 13, 2010, that it will hold a public information exchange meeting to receive comments and questions on the Nanomaterial Case Studies on January 4, 2011, in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. According to EPA, the meeting will provide it an opportunity to highlight the Nanomaterial Case Studies and how EPA is using the...
Monday, December 20, 20101:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (EST) Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is hosting a free webinar on endocrine disruptors on December 20, 2010. This webinar will provide an introduction to the issues associated with endocrine disruptors and testing strategies under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), while focusing on recent EPA developments that expand the regulatory scope beyond pesticide...
SAVE THE DATE January 27, 20111:00 - 5:30 p.m. (EST) NANO GOVERNANCE: THE CURRENT STATE OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND INTERNATIONAL REGULATION Please mark January 27, 2011, on your calendar for an exciting teleconference under development by the American Bar Association, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know Committee. Program Overview: The Federal Regulatory Outlook Beyond the Feds: International/State...
On September 21, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public hearing on the issue of labeling food made from the genetically engineered (GE) fish AquAdvantage Salmon, an Atlantic salmon produced by AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. The purpose of this hearing was to present the relevant legal principles for food naming and labeling, and describe information made available prior to the hearing about characteristics of AquAdvantage Salmon (e.g., the chemical composition...
We are pleased to announce that the NanoBusiness Alliance included Lynn L. Bergeson in its recent interview series. The interview covers a wide range of issues related to nanotech environmental, health and safety, including such "hot" topics as establishing a nano nomenclature that is uniform, thoughtful, and useful for regulatory purposes; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) three Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) proposals that will have an immediate and...
We are pleased to announce that the NanoBusiness Alliance included Lynn L. Bergeson in its recent interview series. The interview covers a wide range of issues related to nanotech environmental, health and safety, including such "hot" topics as establishing a nano nomenclature that is uniform, thoughtful, and useful for regulatory purposes; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) three Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) proposals that will have an immediate and significant impact on...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. is hosting a webinar on endocrine disruptors on December 20, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. (EST). This webinar will focus on recent developments in the area of endocrine disruptors, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent issuance of the second list of chemicals for Tier 1 screening, implications of the draft "weight-of evidence" and policies and procedures guidance documents, lessons learned from the first list of chemicals selected for Tier 1...