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Biocidal Products Regulation - White Paper

The European Biocidal Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) No. 528/2012) stipulates that biocidal products may only be made available and used on the market if they are certified in accordance with this regulation. Unlike the previous biocidal products legislation, so-called “in-situ” procedures such as electrolysis, chlorine dioxide and ozone now also fall under this certification ...

Jun. 21, 2016

By ProMinent GmbH

Canada Publishes Hazardous Products Regulation

On February 11, 2015, the Government of Canada published in Gazette II (Vol. 149, no. 3) the final regulation for adopting the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The final Hazardous Product Regulation (HPR) appears to be nearly identical to the proposed regulation published in Gazette I in August of 2014 (Vol. 148, no. 32) and is closely aligned with ...

Feb. 23, 2015

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

California Issues Draft Alternatives Assessment Analysis Guide

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has issued a draft of its Stage 1 Alternatives Analysis (AA) Guide. DTSC developed this guidance to help the regulated community conduct AA and regulatory requirements under the California Safer Consumer Products (SCP) program. Comments on the draft document can be submitted online at the SCP Information Management System (CalSafer) ...

Oct. 9, 2015

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Trap & Treat® BOS 200® Technical Bulletin for L.U.S.T. State Regulators

Given exponential growth in the number of Trap & Treat® BOS 200® projects across the country, Remediation Products, Inc. (RPI) would like to pause a moment and share some very important information with regulators. While BOS 200® is arguably one of the fastest growing and most successful remediation products available, the role of remediation-based supplemental sampling and ...

May 30, 2011

By Remediation Products Incorporated (RPI)

Enhesa 2011 Forecast: Global Manufacturers at Risk of Product Environmental Regulations

Brussels/Washington DC (2011-02-23) - Increasing regulatory pressure requires new management approaches. Global Manufacturers are increasingly exposed to new product regulations. Environmental issues are, more than ever, making it to boardrooms. These are some of the conclusions drawn by Enhesa, a regulatory environment, health and safety (EHS) consultancy based in Brussels and Washington DC, ...

Feb. 23, 2011

By Enhesa - Global EHS & Product Compliance Assurance

Maintaining Quality in Stem Cell Products: Recent Developments in Regulation (Series Part 1 of 4)

Background Stem cells are naturally occurring cells in the body that have the ability to divide and produce a range of different cell types. They are important in the growth and development of the body as well as repair after injury. The past few years have brought a dramatic increase in the body of knowledge concerning stem cells, and their research and investment into uses in medicines1. ...

Oct. 8, 2019

By Particle Measuring Systems

California Department Of Toxic Substances Control Announces New Members Of Green Ribbon Science Panel

On June 15, 2016, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced three new members of the Green Ribbon Science Panel (GRSP). The new members are Jack Linard, Ph.D., Personal Care Regulatory Affairs Team for Unilever North America; Elaine Cohen Hubal, Ph.D., Deputy National Program Director for EPA's Chemical Safety for Sustainability (CSS) Research Program; and Mark Nicas, ...

Jun. 24, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

European Union Biocidal Products Regulation and Its Impact on Industry: A Practical Briefing

The European Union (EU) Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) has entered into EU law. This legislation changes the way in which biocidal active substances and biocidal products are regulated in the EU. The new EU regulatory system differs from other global regulatory systems for biocidal substances and redefines what are considered biocidal products and treated articles. Companies competing in this ...

Oct. 1, 2013

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Fixing the paradigm for biopharmaceutical R&D: Where to start?

The basic thesis of this paper is that the R&D sector of the new medicines' business is experiencing evolutionary stress. Due to the failure of the regulatory framework and applied sciences to keep pace with advances in discovery, there is a bottleneck in the development phase of R&D. While improved process may help, there are still problems related to the products themselves, such as the need to ...

Nov. 20, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

CE Marking and declaration of conformity for constructed wetlands for up to 50 PT built in series exemplary explained with the initial type test of the treatment efficiency performance

Small constructed wetlands for up to 50 PT built in series are subject to two different fields of law. To place the product on the European market the construction law has to be respected and the product usually needs to be CE-marked. To operate such a plant and discharge the treated wastewater, the national water law needs to be respected and in some countries national approvals are ...

Jan. 1, 2017

By IWA Publishing

Electronic Data in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Data Integrity (Series Part 1 of 6)

Data Integrity - Data Storage & Retrieval Data integrity means data that is accurate, complete and repeatable, which in turn ensures the product’s quality and public safety. Compliance is the goal of improving process control, product quality and Regulator confidence while reducing product defects and costs. Both of these concepts work hand-in-hand and apply to multiple areas of the ...

Nov. 5, 2019

By Particle Measuring Systems

California to Control Chemicals of Concern

California has a well-established reputation as a trendsetter, but the gargantuan state may have outdone itself with the June 23 draft regulation released from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for safer consumer product alternatives. The regulations are intended to implement the Green Chemistry Initiative signed into law by Gov. Schwarzenegger in ...

Sep. 1, 2010

By Acta Group

Approaches to sustainable manufacturing

Topics on sustainable manufacturing, use, environmentally friendly treatment and resource recovery are currently very important issues for governments and industries worldwide. Environmental regulations for technical products currently focus on recycling ratios and prohibition of toxic materials. The concept of creating more use-productivity with less resource consumption has considerable ...

Jul. 3, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

Food and Drug Administration`s regulation of nanotechnology

The Food and Drug Administration is considering further implementation of the recommendations made by its Nanotechnology Task Force in July 2007. The authors of this article note that nanotechnology will be a fact of life for FDA-regulated products for years to come. They say nanotechnology is an important issue, but only one among many that FDA must address, and FDA’s limited resources must be ...

Sep. 22, 2008

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

SCPA Delays Could Impact Industry

In response to concerns expressed by diverse stakeholders over the final draft of its Safer Consumer Product Alternatives (SCPA) regulations, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) has delayed implementation of the regulations, which focus on chemicals and chemical ingredients in consumer products. The net effect of this recent development on the regulation of chemical substances ...

Jan. 15, 2011

By Acta Group

Enclosures & the RoHS directive

While the RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive regulates products in the European Union, RoHS compliance is rapidly becoming a de facto global standard that impacts US manufacturers. The RoHS Directive applies to fi nished electrical products. It does not directly regulate components, for example, electrical enclosures. However, products are assembled from components and RoHS ...

Apr. 1, 2006

By FIBOX Enclosures

Cytec Case Study

Cytec Industries is one of the world's leading specialty chemicals and materials companies with sales, laboratory and manufacturing locations in over 35 countries worldwide. Cytec has made safety and environment two of its top core values. The company strives to be an industry leader in setting the pace in procedures, programs, and most importantly, performance relating to safety, health, and the ...

Mar. 18, 2005

By UL - The WERCS

The retail dominance of supermarkets in Australia: a growing geography of pseudo–foods and its implications for obesity

Drawing on the work of Winson (2004), this case study identifies the large percentages of 'pseudo foods' (beverages containing high levels of sugars and fats) on the shelves of two major supermarkets in Melbourne, Australia. The shelving space devoted to unhealthy foods in the supermarkets surveyed is estimated at around 40%. The methodology used for the case study involved the mapping of ...

Sep. 6, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Promoting the growth of high quality goods and the phasing out of shoddy products

Conventional economic growth actually measures throughput, not accumulated wealth, as conventional growth measurements do not take account of the short life of goods and the loss to the economy when they are discarded. This article argues that society should be seeking growth in the quality of goods and services. This change from quantity to quality is necessary because Western industrialised ...

Sep. 19, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

Sulfonamide artificial sweeteners in food products analysis of acesulfame, saccharin and cyclamate by HPLC with post-column derivatization

Nonnutritive sweeteners are widely used in foods and beverages. Since some studies raised questions about long-term safety of these compounds, their concentration in food products is regulated. Among the artificial sweeteners used worldwide Saccharin and Cyclamate cause most controversy and their use is restricted in many countries, including the US. Liquid chromatography is a method of choice ...

Jun. 10, 2010

By Pickering Laboratories, Inc.

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