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American Chemistry Council issues Product Safety Code

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 17 2013

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has developed a mandatory Responsible Care Product Safety Code that the organization plans to phase in

EPA approves new pesticide fenpyrazamine

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 22 2013

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unconditionally approved the antifungal agent fenpyrazamine under the Federal Insecticide

CalEPA proposes regulations on safer consumer products

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 17 2012

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s (CalEPA’s) Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC ) has proposed regulations designed to reduce chemicals of concern in consumer products

ECHA proposes phasing out 10 substances under reach

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 29 2012

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has issued a draft recommendation seeking public comment on a plan to phase out 10 substances under Regulation No. 19072006 on the registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (REACH

Study claims link between phthalate exposure and diabetes in the elderly

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • April 20 2012

A recent study from Sweden’s Uppsala University claims that exposure to chemicals known as phthalates, which are found in soaps, lotions, plastics, and toys, may contribute to the development of diabetes in the elderly

EU court allows challenges to proposals for chemical phase-out

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • March 22 2013

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA's) decision to list several substances as "substances of very

Children’s nap mat maker to eliminate fire retardant

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2013

An activist group announced on April 15, 2013, that it had reached a settlement in a case brought under California's Proposition 65, which requires

New York residents sue for damages from wind farm

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 9 2012

Upstate New York residents have filed a lawsuit in state court against companies involved in a wind project, claiming that the project has caused health problems and reduced housing prices

EU Parliament adopts proposal to update food labels

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 25 2010

The European Parliament has adopted a proposal that would require food label updates throughout the European Union (EU), including a requirement that foods containing nanomaterials must specify that information with the word "nano" in the list of ingredients

EPA seeks comments on draft guidelines for antimicrobial-product testing

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 30 2011

EP A is seeking comments on draft test guidelines for conducting studies on antimicrobial products, including water purifiers, air sanitizers and pre-soak laundry treatments