DART Committee to Consider Prop 65 Listing of Nickel and Compounds

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OEHHA’s Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) has been tasked to meet and decide whether to list nickel and its compounds under Proposition 65 or not. The metal and several of its compounds are already listed for carcinogenicity under Proposition 65. Only one compound, nickel carbonyl is listed for DART. Considering DART as an …

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OEHHA to Adopt two New MADLs for n-Hexane

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California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is about to finalize a Safe Harbor Level for the chemical n-hexane, adding another regulatory level to the State of California’s Proposition 65 Chemical list. N-hexane is used as a low-temperature filler in thermometers, as an extraction solvent and also as a degreasing compound. N-hexane was added to California’s …

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Will not Sell Products into California

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BJ’s Wholesale Club, the third-biggest U.S. warehouse club operator in terms of revenue and number of locations, has stopped selling to online customers in California. According to information gathered, the club was not sure if the products it sells meet the updated labeling requirements in Proposition 65, the state’s law on chemical exposure warning. The …

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US Environmental Groups Call for Ban on PFAss Chemicals

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A coalition of US environmental groups have told Congress that new per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) should be banned and are calling for a halt on continued use of existing ones. The latest push to eliminate and ban the controversial substances came in a meeting of the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, …

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Trump Nominates New Head of EPA’s Chemical Safety Office

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Trump Nominates Region 1 Chief to Lead EPA’s Chemical Safety Office   The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Region 1- New England was nominated to lead the agency’s national Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Alexandra Dunn has been EPA’s administrator in New England for almost a year. She is a …

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FDA Issues Statement Supporting the Exemption of Coffee from Prop. 65 Warning Requirements

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The U.S FDA has issued a formal Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that supports exempting coffee from Prop. 65 warning requirements. In June, the Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles issued a decision that requires certain ready-to-drink coffee products sold in California to provide compliant Prop. 65 warnings based on the presence of …

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California Legislature Passes Bill that Would Ban Most Flame Retardants in Children’s Products

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. California’s legislature has passed a bill that would ban the use of most flame retardants in children’s products, mattresses, and upholstered furniture, over the objection of industry trade groups. The State Assembly voted 52-12 on August 29 to concur with Senate amendments to the measure (AB 2998). The vote sends the bill to Governor Brown’s desk, …

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Democrats Demand Hearing on TSCA Implementation

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  All 10 Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment wrote to Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today renewing a request for the Chairmen to schedule a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century …

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European Scientists Create Hazardous Plastic Packaging Database

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European scientists have reported in that a collaboration of academic scientists in Europe and the US and seven NGOs have worked together to identify the hazardous chemicals that are likely found in plastic packaging. The grant that funded the study was from MAVA Foundation, a charitable organization based in Switzerland.   The collaboration’s outcome is the Chemicals …

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This Australian bee May hold the key to reducing hazardous plastics waste

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By Ella Imms Sydney Morning Herald   Humble Bee, a biotech startup company founded in New Zealand, may be on their way to reducing the use of plastics in a major way. How? By reverse-engineering the nesting material of the Australian masked bee. Founder of Humble Bee, Veronica Harwood-Stevenson, began research into this solitary bee’s …

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