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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Announces The Addition Of Chitosan To The List Of Active Ingredients Eligible For Risk Pesticide Exemption: On November 8, 2022, EPA issued a final...
Dublin, Dec. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Global Industrial Hemp Market by Type (Hemp Seed, Hemp Seed Oil, CBD Hemp Oil, Hemp Bast, Hemp Hurd),...
On October 11, 2022, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released its final investigative report into “a massive fire and explosions” at the…
What Is Not an Article The draft compliance guide states that products such as paints, lubricants, and fire-fighting foam are not articles. A paint, however, would be considered as part of an article if applied to an article ( e.g., paint on a car is considered as part of an article but paint in a can is not an article under TSCA). Additionally, according to the draft guide, a lubricant applied to an article would be considered as part of an article. The draft compliance guide provides the following example: A lubricant such as automotive grease would be considered part of an article when alr...
Monday, December 14, 2020 On December 10, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of a draft compliance guide that outlines which imported articles are covered by EPA’s July 2020 final significant new use rule (SNUR) that prohibits companies from manufacturing, importing, processing, or using certain long-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) without prior EPA review and approval. The draft guide will be “the official compliance guide for imported articles that may contain long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylate chemical subst...