Flame retardants increase fire toxicity. New scientific study from Professor Richard Hull.

Hazardous substances such as cadmium and mercury are present in computers, cell phones, fluorescent lamps and other consumer electronics and may cause harm to the health of users of this equipment and the environment if not handled or disposed of properly.After a series of meetings held this year, the last one promoted on Monday (25/9) i...

The Technical Regulation establishes requirements for explosive materials for industrial use and conformity assessment procedures, rules for placing on the market and supervision of explosives for industrial uses. It is developed on the basis of the Directive 2014/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmon...

Eggs, toys, and combs may contain dioxins and/or brominated flame retardants (BFRs), endangering human health. On an international conference in Poland, this was stated by authors of studies investigating harmfulness of consumer products available also in the Czech Republic or environmental compartments in Thailand. Experts from the whole world dis...

Under the provision of the Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act, Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare designates 4 substances as Deleterious Substances:  dicyclohexylamine ,  3-(Difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-N-[(3R)-1,1,3-trimethyl-2,3-dihydro1H-inden-4-yl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide ,  mercaptoacetic acid ,&nbs...

The purpose of this notice is to outline the arrangements that would come into force to regulate chemicals in the unlikely event the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 with no agreement in place, with respect to the Export and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Regulation (known as the PIC Regulation).CONTINUE READING ON www.gov.uk