6th CFP Report Released
December 02, 2022
Solutions to Hazardous Plasticizers
October 01, 2014
The dominant movement in the marketplace is to alternative plasticizers to DEHP and other…
Recent Studies—Health Effects of Phthalates
September 25, 2014
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) on Phthalates…
Databases on chemicals legislation
September 21, 2014
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Chemical disclosure policies
September 19, 2014
It’s now the law in: Vermont: Act No. 188 (S 239) requires manufacturers of…
Flame retardant & PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic) restrictions continue to prosper
September 19, 2014
It’s now the law in: Maryland: HB 229 bans children’s products containing the flame…
California to ban plastic bags
September 19, 2014
9/5/14
Coming soon: California: SB 270 would make the State the first to enact a statewide ban on…
Assessing progress in greening electronics
September 12, 2014
9/3/14
Greenpeace
According to the latest Greenpeace report, brands are making progress in reducing polyvinyl…
Health care wants furniture without unneeded flame retardants
September 12, 2014
9/10/14
Health Care Without Harm
Brominated and other flame retardants are losing the health care market. Four health care…
Target and Walmart cleaning up the supply chain?
September 12, 2014
9/8/14
GreenBiz
The two US retail giants joined together with their supply chain last week in Chicago at the…
Is edible packaging sustainable?
September 04, 2014
2014
Some novel innovations aimed at reducing waste have been garnering attention this summer,…
Washington State initiates action on PCBs as concern grows about contamination in pigments and dyes
September 04, 2014
While the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) banned new production and most uses of…
Cleaning up the supply chain: Apple limits hazardous chemicals in manufacturing
September 04, 2014
9/1/14
Apple placed restrictions on benzene, beryllium, n-hexane, trichloroethylene (TCE), and other…
Cleaning hands but contaminating the Great Lakes
August 11, 2014
7/11/14
Clean Production Action
A new report from the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA) and Clean Production Action…
BizNGO Applauds Senator Merkley’s Bill to Reduce PBTs Press Release
July 24, 2014
7/24/2014
Businesses praise bill to avoid chemicals of high concern to human health and the environment…
New bill would ban BPA from food and beverage containers
July 14, 2014
7/9/14
Senator Ed Markey
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Lois Capps (D-CA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) have…
Not just BPA: 175 chemicals of concern found in food packaging
July 07, 2014
7/7/14
Food Packaging Forum
A new report from the Food Packaging Forum identifies 175 potentially hazardous substances used…
California fines Bumble and Bumble, Walmart, and others for VOCs in products
June 30, 2014
7/1/14
Sustainable Brands
Hair and nail care products are contributing to smog: The California Air Resources Board has…
“Flame retardants are everywhere”
June 30, 2014
7/1/14
Plastics in turn, are a leading end use for flame retardants. They’re found in penguins and…
Plastics Scorecard
June 30, 2014
7/1/14
Greenbiz
Plastics Scorecard and Valuing Plastic, two recent reports demonstrate how companies need to pay…
Washington State finds “regrettable flame retardant substitutions”
June 23, 2014
6/23/14
Washington State
Why companies need to do hazard assessments of alternatives … Testing for flame retardants…
US EPA releases final TCE risk assessment—2nd final assessment in 38 years under TSCA authority
June 23, 2014
6/23/14
US EPA
Since 1976, when Congress enacted the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) the EPA released its…
UNEP says measuring plastics use will reduce companies’ environmental impacts
June 23, 2014
6/23/14
TRUCOST
Environmental impacts of plastic use are a business liability, says a new report from the Plastic…
Plastics from Trees
June 16, 2014
6/18/14
Sustainable Brands
Is the chemistry safer? We’re excited about displacing fossil fuels as the feedstocks for…
US EPA identifies HBCD alternatives
June 16, 2014
6/12/14
US EPA
Are the alternatives to HBCD safer? The US EPA’s Design for Environment program released…
Eliminating EDCs in Europe could save billions in health care costs
June 16, 2014
6/16/14
Health and Environment Alliance
What are the societal costs of hazardous chemicals? A report from the European NGO, Health and…
Illinois bans plastic microbeads in personal care products
June 09, 2014
6/8/14
Chicago Tribune
Who thought it was a good idea to put small, plastic beads that last forever in products that go…
France urges quick action on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)
June 09, 2014
6/11/14
EurActiv.com
Europeans continue to expect government leadership on toxic chemicals. France has told the EU:…
Adidas 99% PFC-free by 2017
June 09, 2014
6/11/14
Greenpeace
On the path to halogen-free products … Sportswear manufacturer Adidas announced that its…
Clothing brands commit to limiting chemical releases
June 02, 2014
6/2/14
Road Map to Zero
Companies participating in the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Program (ZDHC) have commited…
Panera Bread says “no” to artificial food additives
June 02, 2014
6/3/14
USA Today
Panera Bread announced that food served in its 1800 bakery-cafés will be free of…
Kaiser Permanente says “no” to flame retardants in furniture
June 02, 2014
6/3/14
The Columbian
Are flame retardants necessary for furniture? Acting in response to the association of flame…
France warns against exposure to five widely used reproductive toxicants and endocrine disrupting chemicals
May 26, 2014
5/22/14
ANSES
The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) is calling…
“Forget precaution, get to production”
May 26, 2014
3/1/14
UMASS Lowell
Lowell Center for Sustainable Production examines the “precarious promise” of…
Who manufactures substances of very high concern? See latest report from ChemSec for investors
May 26, 2014
5/2614
www.sinlist.org
Oil and gas companies top the European NGO, ChemSec’s latest report on companies…
Fate of nanomaterials: Is it surprising to discover that nanotubes can be released from plastics?
May 19, 2014
5/13/14
Sprint
We have long known that supposedly inert chemicals in plastics can break away from the finished…
New technology to transform cooking oil to plastic—a lower chemical footprint?
May 19, 2014
5/20/14
Bloomberg
This is an exciting period of material innovation, as manufacturers explore new frontiers in…
Minnesota becomes first state to ban triclosan
May 19, 2014
5/21/14
CNN
While the antibacterial ingredient known as triclosan continues to be used widely in soaps,…
Vermont Governor expected to sign bill regulating chemicals in children’s products
May 16, 2014
5/16/14
Vermont is poised to join California, Maine, and Washington State with more comprehensive…
Flame retardants weakened frogs’ immune systems
May 16, 2014
May 13, 2014
Environmental Health News
Frogs exposed to PBDE flame retardants during early life developed weakened systems, a condition…
Sprint to sell iPhone cases made from methane-based plastic
May 12, 2014
May 13, 2014
Sustainable Brands
Sprint has announced it will soon begin selling iPhone cases made from a methane-based plastic…
NAS: A Framework to Guide Selection of Chemical Alternatives
February 01, 2014
The National Academy of Sciences Engineering and Medicine released a guide for avoiding…
UN Global Chemical Outlook
October 16, 2013
Introducing UNEP’s Global Chemicals Outlook UNEP, in close collaboration with OECD, WHO and…
Green Chemistry and Safer Stuff
October 02, 2013
11/9/13
Story of Stuff
If it's on the store shelf, it's been tested and found safe, right? In this podcast with…
IC2 Alternatives Assessment Guide
October 01, 2013
The Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) and participating states announced the release of…
California Priority Products for Alternatives Assessment
September 30, 2013
Read the California Safer Consumer Product regulations.
Sustainable Brands; Staples, HP, Kaiser Permanente Endorse Guide to Safer Chemicals
May 09, 2013
2012
BizNGO this week released a guide to help manufacturers, retailers and purchasers track their…
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