DTSC Approves Preliminary Report on 6PPD Alternatives
This August, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) approved a revised stage 1 alternatives analysis report for 6PPD (CASRN 793-24-8) from the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA). The preliminary report identified seven potential 6PPD alternatives for use in tires, which will be further assessed in the stage 2 alternatives analysis report due in […]
EU Commission Releases Roadmap on Substances of Very High Concern
EU REACH Substances of Very High Concern: Last week, the EU Commission released its Roadmap on Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The Roadmap outlines a process for identifying and assessing potential SVHCs within the following categories: substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMRs); substances that are persistent, bioaccumulative or toxic for […]
DTSC Requests Public Comment on Another Draft of the Green Chemistry Regulations
California Green Chemistry Regulations: The saga of California’s nascent Green Chemistry program continues. Last week, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released the revised text (PDF) of its proposed Safer Consumer Product Regulations. The comment period for the revisions started on January 29 and closes on February 28, 2013. Notably, the revised rules significantly […]
DTSC Reopens Comment Period on Green Chemistry Regulations
California Green Chemistry: On December 20, DTSC delivered everyone an early Christmas present. The agency announced that it was re-opening the docket to accept public comments on yet another revised version of the Safer Consumer Product Alternative (SCPA) Regulations. The agency’s announcement is embedded below. Merry Christmas – better scratch those holiday plans and get […]
DTSC Requests Public Comment on Scientific Peer Review of Green Chemistry Regulations
California Green Chemistry Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) notified the public that the agency is adding two external scientific peer review reports to the Safer Consumer Products rulemaking, which was published in the California Regulatory Notice Register (Z-2012-0717-04)on July 27, 2012. A public comment period for the external scientific peer review […]
EU Member State Committee Identifies 5 More SVHCs
REACH/SVHCs/Authorization During meetings held from June 6 – 8, 2012, the EU’s Member State Committee (MSC) unanimously agreed on the identification of five substances of very high concern (SVHCs). SVHCs are thought to have serious and often irreversible effects on human health and the environment. The five substances identified by the MSC are diborontrioxide and the following four […]
California DTSC Announces Two-Day Workshop on Alternatives Assessment
Green Chemistry/Alternatives Assessment: The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has announced an upcoming two-day workshop on alternatives assessment, a key component of the department’s much-anticipated Safer Consumer Product Alternatives (SCPA) Regulations. Those regulations are in turn a key component of the state’s vaunted Green Chemistry Initiative. The timing of this announcement suggests that DTSC will […]