India advises against electronic nicotine delivery systems

13 September 2018: Governments have agreed to recommend listing several hazardous chemicals in an annex of the Rotterdam Convention to ensure they are subject to the Prior Informed Consent procedure (PIC). The recommendation is an outcome of the 14th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-14) to the Rotterdam Convention on the PIC Procedure ...

Just last week, the agency announced a crackdown on companies that make e-cigarettes and stores that sell the products illegally to minors. The companies have 60 days to come up with plans to stop those sales or the FDA said it will consider a ban on the sale of all flavored e-cigarette products."E-cigarettes have become an almost ubiquitous -- and...

The European Parliament called for a number of additional measures that go beyond the Commission’s original proposals, including:(*) A ban on microplastics in cosmetics, personal care products, detergents and cleaning products by 2020, and concrete measures to tackle other sources of microplastics;(*) A complete ban on oxo-degradable pla...

A draft European Union law limits traces of a flame retardant in products to such a low level that it would effectively kill e-plastics recycling on the continent, two industry groups said.The brominated flame retardant in question is called decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE). It has been used in plastics contained in electronics, appliances and veh...

Revision of the mandatory standard SI 2302 Part 2 dealing with the transportation of dangerous substances and mixtures. The major changes included in this draft standard revision are as follows: - Removes from the standard's scope gas cylinders, that are covered by other mandatory standards; - Uses the risk group symbols according to the UN documen...