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  • BPA is safe says FDA

    The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a report last week Thursday stating that there is no health risk in the use of bisphenol-A in food containers for infants and adults. The FDA is still proposing more testing strategy to erase the uncertainties surrounding BPA's use in food contact...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-18-2008

  • Market loss on phthalates ban

    According to this article from ICIS News , the temporary ban of some plasticizer phthalates on kids' products can cause permanent consumption loss in this end-market. The American Chemistry Council (ACC) hold a media web conference yesterday talking about the consequences of the phthalates ban under...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-12-2008

  • Plastic bag fuss on West Coast

    A lot of plastic news happening in the West Coast particularly in Seattle and Los Angeles that I did not have the time to talk about last week. According to several news sources, the city council of Los Angeles, California, voted a resolution on July 22 to ban all plastic bags from retail stores starting...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-12-2008

  • EPA to ban carbofuran pesticide

    Then US Environmental Protection Agency said last week that it has identified risks associated with the pesticide carbofuran and is proceeding toward cancelling the pesticide's registration. "EPA has concluded that dietary, worker, and ecological risks are of concern for all uses of carbofuran...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-28-2008

  • EU bans seal furs

    I admit this news is not greatly connected to the chemical industry (except maybe a slight demand decline for dyes and other textile materials) but I can't resist posting it. The Fur Institute of Canada (FIC) is bristling at yesterday's European Union proposal to ban the import of seal products...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-24-2008
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