Department of Labor announces final rule updating the Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers, first responders

Improves quality of information on labels, safety data sheets; takes effect July 19, 2024 WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor today announced a final rule from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will update the current Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers by improving the amount and quality of information on labels and…

EPA Issues 2023 Annual Report for Pesticide Registration Improvement Act

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) Annual Report, the first one published since PRIA 5 was authorized in 2022. This report describes EPA’s implementation of PRIA 5 including: tracking and status for EPA’s review of pesticide registration actions, registration review cases, process improvements…

NEW on the Consumer Product Safety section of Canada.ca

The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist has been updated and is now available. An overview of these changes can be found on the Changes to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist webpage. Certain updates to entries included in the proposed changes are currently undergoing additional consultation, as indicated in a previous email to Cosmetics Mailing List subscribers. Future updates…