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USA Adopts Final Rule Regulating the Solvent Carbon Tetrachloride

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 188.24 to summarize the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)’s final rule 89 FR 103512 regulating the use of the carbon solvent tetrachloride (CTC). CTC was one of the first ten chemicals evaluated by the EPA under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). […]

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EPA Final Rule on Perchloroethylene in the US

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 187.24 reporting on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule 89 FR 103560, which regulates the use of the solvent perchloroethylene (PCE). PCE, also known as perc or tetrachloroethylene, is a colorless liquid used in consumer applications such as adhesives and brake

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Complete Ban on Trichloroethylene Issued by US EPA

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 186.24 to summarize the final rule issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban trichloroethylene (TCE). TCE was among the first ten chemicals reviewed by the EPA in 2016 under the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Typically, it has been

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Several Chemicals Added to the Australian IChEMS Register

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 179.24 to provide businesses operating in Australia with an update on regulated chemicals in consumer products. On December 2, 2024, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) issued an amendment to Australia’s Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Instrument 2022

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California amends Prop 65 warning methods

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 177.24 to keep stakeholders informed about California’s long-anticipated amendment to its Proposition 65 (Prop 65) safe harbor warning methods. The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the amendments on November 26, 2024. The amendment will revise various sections of the warning methods

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Japan lists Class 1 PFOA-related compounds under the Chemical Substances Control Law

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 174.24, highlighting the specified list of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) isomers, their salts and PFOA-related compounds under the country’s Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL) in relation to Class 1 Specified Substances. PFOA are used in products to resist sticking, heat, water, stains and grease,

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Final rule issued by US EPA on DecaBDE and PIP (3:1) TSCA revisions

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuards 173.24 on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) amendment to the final rules for decabromodiphenyl (DecaBDE) and Phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The final rules cover these chemicals as well as the products and articles

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Revision to EU CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures Now Effective

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS on the European Union’s (EU) enforcement of new rules under the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Chemicals (CLP) Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2024/2856 amends Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and is intended to strengthen chemical safety and information transparency in the light of globalization,

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SGS Reports on Specific Exemptions from Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 Ban in Singapore

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 165.24 to highlight specific exemptions made to the ban on Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 issued in Singapore. The exemptions are effective from November 12, 2024, or until viable alternatives are available. Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 are widely used plastic additives. They are two

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SGS Highlights the Addition of One Substance to the EU Candidate List

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 162.24 looking at the addition of triphenyl phosphate (TPP) to the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC). TTP is used as a flame retardant and plasticizer. With its inclusion on the Candidate List, use of this

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