California and New York Require Manufacturers to Disclose Ingredients in Cleaning Products On October 15, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed the Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 (S.B. 258). The new law requires manufacturers of cleaning products to disclose certain chemical ingredients on the product label […]
OEHHA Releases Q&A Regarding Proposition 65 Regulations for Clear and Reasonable Warnings In August 2017, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) released a Questions and Answers for Businesses (Q&A) document related to its August 28, 2016, adopted revisions to its Proposition 65 (Prop 65) Article 6 regulations […]
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October 19, 2017 Biobased and Renewable Products Update EPA EPA Final Rule On Use Of TOFA Confirms SafetyOf Unsaturated Fatty Acids On October 10, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register its final rule establishing exemptions for a tolerance limit to use tall oil fatty […]
Prop 65 Amendments Now Effective Regarding Content of Notices of Violation Involving Occupational Exposures On October 1, 2017, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s (OEHHA) regulations amending the content required in Proposition 65 (Prop 65) Notices of Violation involving occupational exposure became effective. The regulations […]