Compliance Advisor

The proposal will add over 100 PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory list of chemicals, which is a pretty big deal.

Lynn Bergeson explains how software development delays prompt eight-month extension, giving manufacturers and importers crucial extra time to prepare for complex TSCA requirements...

The reporting aims to compile detailed data on PFAS manufacturing, imports, and usage, which will influence future regulations.

The EPA issued a compliance guide for its final methylene chloride risk management rule under TSCA to help stakeholders understand its requirements.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposes new NMP restrictions under TSCA to protect workers and consumers from exposure.

The FDA intensifies food safety efforts with increased post-market chemical assessments and a new unified program. Learn how recent changes impact stakeholders and what steps ...

The EPA finalizes a rule to ban most uses of methylene chloride, effective July 8, 2024, addressing health risks and setting exposure limits.

All TSCA stakeholders need to understand this rule because it is a template for how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will address future risk management under TSCA Section...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recent revision of National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter has stirred up a contentious discourse. Understanding...

The U.S Occupational Safety and Health Administration updated enforcement guidance regarding compliance with the agency’s Process Safety Management standard.

Significant policy and regulatory developments in the United States and globally could be impacted by upcoming election cycles.

The EPA’s proposal would amend regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and PIP (3:1), two of the five persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals addressed...

Ban would take effect in one year for all consumer products and most industrial and commercial uses, with any remaining uses requiring stringent worker protections.

The final rule left out any of the concerns voiced during public comment on the proposed regulation requiring reporting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and offers little...

The National Science and Technology Council published an important report identifying challenges and outlining a strategy to improve adoption of sustainable chemicals.

The regulatory framework is designed to ensure any new PFAS or new use does not harm people or the environment.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed significant new use rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act for 18 chemicals subject to premanufacture notices.

With the July 1, 2023, deadline rapidly approaching for submitting Toxics Release Inventory data to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are a few new reporting features...

The proposed risk management rule would “rapidly phase down” methylene chloride manufacturing, processing and distribution within 15 months.

Congress enacted the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act on December 29, 2022, to significantly strengthen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s authority over cosmetic...

Rule would require manufacturers to report all new products and product components sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in the state of Maine that contain intentionally...

Chemical producers face new challenges after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) changes the risk evaluation process for toxic substances.

The Green Guides provide much-needed guidance on environmental marketing claims, including how consumers are likely to interpret claims and how marketers can substantiate them...

On November 16, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a proposal that would amend the 2018 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) fees rule. The proposed increases...

European Commission proposes adding new hazard classes and criteria to its CLP labeling regulations to address endocrine disruptors and substances that are persistent, bioaccumulative...