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NPE Based Nonionics on Their Way Out?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released action plans on August 18, 2010 proposing restrictions on nonyl phenol (NP) and nonyl phenol ethoxylates (NPEs), under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The action was taken as part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s previously announced commitment to strengthen and reform the...
Innovating the future…of students!
We applaud the first-ever USA Science & Engineering Festival, to be held October 10-24 in Washington, D.C., not only because it gives young people a way to celebrate and learn about science in a new way, but because its organizers tested the idea with a “pilot” festival held last year in our...
Got TEA? – You may need CFATS!
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) covering sites handling over 300 Chemicals of Interest. http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/chemsec_appendixa-chemicalofinterestlist.pdf The listed chemicals were identified in the Federal Register on November 20, 2007. This table lists Minimum Concentrations and Screening Thresholds for addressing Release, Theft and Sabotage concerns...
The Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it is reviewing the safety of triclosan, the active ingredient in many antibacterial soaps and body washes. This follows the December 10th release of the Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report...
International growth looms in beauty & cosmetics in 2010
French marketing firm Eurostaf projects that the beauty products market fought this years’ global downturn, and that prospects for 2010 are much better thanks to continued growth in markets in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Asia. Natural and organic products are a particular bright spot, even in last years’ downturn affecting nearly every other...