Update
05/18/12 - There is a growing concern that a compound in Teflon that may cause cancer. Teflon is the brand name for DuPont's non-stick coating surface for pans and cookware, as well as in other products such as fabric protectors since the 1940's....
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Green Chemistry
05/17/12 - More than 40 leading companies from the retail, footwear, auto, furniture, building, home, beauty and healthcare sectors convened at NSF International in Ann Arbor last week (May 9-11) to discuss how to effectively produce safer products for consumers.
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Update
05/17/12 - Planting season is here. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a novice, a new study by the nonprofit environmental group HealthyStuff.org has raised a red flag about some of the products you might be using....
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Litigation
05/17/12 - A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge has rejected a settlement reached between a Proposition 65 private plaintiff and seven large petroleum refiners who manufacture propane gas. ...
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Green Chemistry
05/17/12 - State Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) has introduced legislation that will require mattress manufacturers to establish a program to pick up used mattresses from consumers or fund a program to be administered by the state that would accomplish the job for them....
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Regulatory
05/17/12 - The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has finalized a no significant risk level (NSRL) for the Proposition 65 carcinogen Imazalil at 11 micrograms per day--the same level as its original proposal. In its final decision OEHHA rejects a comment arguing that the NSRL should have been set at a higher level.
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Green Chemistry
05/16/12 - New Haven, CT - The Connecticut General Assembly has a tremendous opportunity to continue being a national leader in protecting children against toxic chemicals, in promoting regulatory certainty for businesses and in assisting state businesses to compete in global markets that restrict toxic chemicals more than in the U.S....
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