The June 17, 2010, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the shortcomings of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) review of inorganic arsenic....
June 17, 2010
Germany’s BfR Recommends Manufacturers Not Use Nanoscale Silver Ions in Consumer Products
On June 10, 2010, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) issued a press release entitled “Nanosilver has no place in food, textiles or cosmetics,” which states “BfR currently advises against using nanoscale silver ions in consumer products.” According to BfR, manufacturers of consumer products “have made use of the antimicrobial properties of silver ions for some time now,” and “silver particles in the nanorange have likewise been used.” BfR states: “It...
The June 16, 2010, issue of Inside EPA references Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.‘s April 27, 2010, memorandum regarding the draft House and Senate Toxics Substances Control Act reform legislation....
On May 28, 2010, the House passed, by a vote of 262-150, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (H.R. 5116), which would authorize funding for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), as well as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science activities. The bill includes language from H.R. 554, the NNI Amendments Act of 2009, which the House passed in February 2009. H.R. 5116 would...
On June 9, 2010, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (CDTSC) held a conference entitled “Alternatives Analysis Symposium I: Issues and Evolution, Capitalizing on Success.” CDTSC states that the alternatives analysis process for chemicals used in consumer products is a “core element” of California’s Green Chemistry Initiative, and that identifying alternatives is a complex process, involving an analysis of a chemical’s impact on human health...
On June 3, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Office of Pharmaceutical Science (OPS) posted on its website a Manual of Policies and Procedures (MAPP) entitled “Reporting Format for Nanotechnology-Related Information in CMC Review.” The purpose of the MAPP is to provide chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) reviewers within OPS with the framework by which relevant information about nanomaterial-containing drugs will now be...
In a June 1, 2010, press release, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that Member States have alerted ECHA and the European Commission (EC) “to industry positions on intermediates, which appear not to be in line with the definition of intermediates in [the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) legislation] and the guidance on intermediates.” The purpose of the guidance document, agreed among all authorities, is to explain to industry...
June 8, 2010
EP Committee Adds Nanosilver and Long Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes to Proposed RoHS Recast
On June 2, 2010, the European Parliament (EP) Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety approved the proposed recast of the Directive on the Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, with 55 votes in favor, one against, and two abstentions. The Committee adopted amendments adding nanosilver and long multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) to Annex IV, despite the fact that nanomaterials were not included in earlier proposals. In...
On June 2, 2010, the European Parliament (EP) Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety approved the proposed recast of the Directive on the Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, with 55 votes in favor, one against, and two abstentions. Although the proposal by rapporteur Jill Evans would have added all brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, polyvinyl chloride, chlorinated plasticizers, and three phthalates — butyl...
The June 3, 2010, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report references Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s June 1, 2010, memorandum regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that it will begin reviewing new and existing claims of confidential business information (CBI)....