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Prenatal pesticide exposure allegedly tied to attention problems in young children
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- August 27 2010
A recent study has alleged a relationship between prenatal exposure to certain widely used pesticides and an increased risk of attention problems in preschool-age kids
Anti-pesticide group calls for anti-nanotech comments to National Organic Program
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- November 5 2010
Beyond Pesticides, a Washington, D.C.-based organization opposed to the use of pesticides, has issued a call for comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program (NOP) supporting recommendations by the National Organic Standards Board that would prohibit the use of engineered nanomaterials from certified organic products
EPA excludes milk, milk products from oil spill regulations
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 22 2011
EPA has issued a final rule exempting milk, milk product containers and milk production equipment from Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations
OEHHA proposes Prop. 65 rule changes; two chemicals added to carcinogen list
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 1 2010
California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is seeking public comments on draft changes to those Proposition 65 (Prop. 65) regulatory provisions addressing no observable effect levels for listed chemicals
Most plastic products alleged to release estrogenic chemicals
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- March 4 2011
A recent study of commercially available plastic products has reportedly claimed that "almost all" those sampled leached chemicals having reliably detectable estrogenic activity (EA
EPA to regulate rocket fuel ingredient detected in some foods
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 1 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reportedly decided that it will regulate perchlorate, a man-made and naturally occurring chemical used in rocket fuel, explosives and fireworks
Senators want FDA to halt review of GE salmon
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 1 2010
Led by U.S. Senator Mark Begich (D-Alaska), a group of legislators has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to halt its ongoing review of genetically engineered (GE) salmon, citing “serious concerns with the current approval process and many potential health and environmental risks that are associated with producing GE fish.”
EPA detects trace radiation in U.S. milk
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 1 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued a joint March 30, 2011, statement confirming traces of radiation in domestic cow’s milk, which the agencies have been monitoring since an earthquake and tsunami in Japan compromised the Fukushima prefecture’s nuclear power plant
OEHHA to consider inclusion of BPA on Prop. 65 list
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 7 2011
The Carcinogen Identification Committee of California EPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) will meet October 12-13, 2011, to consider, among other matters, whether bisphenol A (BPA) should be designated as a high priority for preparation of hazard identification materials and further considered for inclusion on the state’s list of chemicals known to cause cancer (Prop. 65
EPA issues SNUR for multi-walled carbon nanotubes
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a significant new use rule (SNUR) for a multi-walled carbon nanotube under section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); it would require manufacturers, importers or processors of the chemical to follow manufacturing and use conditions already reviewed by EPA
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- Workarea - Environment
- Workarea - Product Liability
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