Thursday, 27 May 2021, 3:34 pm
The hazard classifications of 123 substances have been
updated as part of the latest Chemical Review by the
Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).
We regulate
agrichemicals, household chemicals and other dangerous goods
and substances under the Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms Act. As well as evaluating and approving
substances, we can reassess and make decisions about whether
the hazard classifications and controls (or rules of use)
need updating.
New information such as study data, and
reviews or assessments by overseas chemical regulators, have
prompted hazard classification updates for these 123
substances - including single chemicals and
mixtures.
We have updated the hazard classification of
Press Release – Environmental Protection Authority The hazard classifications of 123 substances have been updated as part of the latest Chemical Review by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). We regulate agrichemicals, household chemicals and other dangerous goods and substances under the Hazardous …
The hazard classifications of 123 substances have been updated as part of the latest Chemical Review by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).
We regulate agrichemicals, household chemicals and other dangerous goods and substances under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act. As well as evaluating and approving substances, we can reassess and make decisions about whether the hazard classifications and controls (or rules of use) need updating.
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+ February 06, 2021 A NON-PROFIT organization tracking toxic chemicals in products and wastes cautioned consumers against luck activators or charms containing dangerous concentrations of cadmium, a heavy metal with symbol Cd and atomic number 48.
The EcoWaste Coalition released a precautionary warning against the purchase of cadmium-containing lucky charms ahead of the celebration, albeit low-key, of the Chinese New Year beginning on February 12 due to the continuing risk of Covid-19 transmission.
Despite the subdued celebration this year because of the pandemic, the group is concerned that luck seekers will still visit specialty stores or shop online to obtain a few lucky charms to enhance good health and fortune during the Year of the Metal Ox.
(FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN)
The EcoWaste Coalition gave this warning Wednesday as it pointed to the presence of cadmium–a cancer-causing chemical–in some of these lucky charms.
“We caution consumers from buying and wearing lucky bracelets with ox components that are often made of cadmium alloy,” said Thony Dizon, Chemical Safety Campaigner, EcoWaste Coalition.
Cadmium belongs to the Priority Chemicals List (PCL), or those chemicals that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has determined to pose unreasonable risk to public health, workplace, and the environment.
The World Health Organization (WHO) lists cadmium as among the “ten chemicals of major public health concern,” the Coalition noted.