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

Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency head whose anti-regulation crusade couldn’t save his job from his repeated ethics scandals, picked out an ornate desk for an expensive office remodel last year that concerned his staff because it contained toxic Formaldehyde.Prutt’s underlings sought to protect him from effects of ...

In the wake of the third amendment of the carcinogens and mutagens directive (CMD3), Formacare initiated a follow-up of the discussions we first had with the social partners in 2016. As a result, ECEG, Industriall and ETUC aligned with Formacare: the Commission proposal was found agreeable to all. As a result, “the Formaldehyde value ch...

Many parents and teachers shopping for their students’ 2018-19 school supplies look for a non-toxic “AP” certified label on the products, but many products don’t have that label, so it’s unclear if they’re safe or not. U.S. PIRG Education Fund is releasing a guide that warns consumers about some product...

Finding out if a product contains hazardous substances can be difficult. Or at least time consuming. But soon a new database will be established to provide consumers with information on whether or not a product contains Substances of Very High Concern.The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) recently announced that it will establish a database&nbs...

Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage will be asking the Environmental Protection Authority to consider adding the weed-killer Roundup to a list of hazardous chemicals.A San Francisco jury on Saturday ordered Monsanto to pay $US289 million ($NZ439.1 million) to a former school ground-keeper, on the basis its product Roundup had contributed to...