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Alex Milan

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How to Manage Multiple Supplier & Ingredient Data Sources

OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard is designed to protect against chemical-source injuries and illnesses by ensuring that employers and workers are provided with sufficient information to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control chemical hazards and take appropriate protective measures. This information is provided through safety data sheets, labels, and employee training. But…
Alex Milan
10/22/19
Compliance & Regulatory News

Final SNURs Issued by EPA for 145 Chemicals

EPA SNURs & the TSCA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued final significant new use rules (SNUR) for 145 chemical substances that are subject to premanufacture notice (PMN) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The substances names under the most recent SNUR orders range from alkylphenols to…
Alex Milan
10/13/19
Compliance & Regulatory News

EC Seeking Comment on RoHS Exemptions

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Restrictions Electrical and electronic equipment (a/k/a ‘EEE’) are pervasive in our modern world, from large household appliances to smartphones and medical devices. In the European Union, EEE are subject to the restriction of certain hazardous substances under Directive 2011/65/EU, the so-called ‘RoHS’ Directive, which currently restricts…
Alex Milan
08/12/19
Compliance & Regulatory NewsGHS

EU Court Confirms BPA an SVHC

BPA & the European Commission In 2016 the European Commission officially identified bisphenol A (BPA) as toxic to reproduction, and in 2017 the European Chemicals Agency added the substance to its Candidate List for authorization, officially marking it as a Substance of Very High Concern in the EU. BPA is…
Alex Milan
07/15/19