Under EU REACH, data submitted more than 12 years ago is no longer protected by compensation provisions, meaning new registrants may no longer be required to negotiate or pay data-sharing fees to the original data owners for the data that makes up many of the REACH registrations. Once this protection period expires, the data effectively…
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) are often associated with industrial chemicals, manufacturing environments, or laboratory operations—but they play an equally critical role in the pharmaceutical sector. From active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to excipients and intermediates, properly authored SDSs help protect workers, ensure regulatory compliance, and strengthen product stewardship throughout the drug-development lifecycle. In an industry where…
Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) play a critical role in chemical hazard communication. But if your organization manufactures, formulates, or distributes chemicals across multiple regions, you already know that SDS requirements are not the same everywhere. The U.S., EU, and UK each maintain their own regulatory frameworks—aligned in some ways, yet different enough to cause compliance…
Understanding the Role of an Only Representative under EU REACH The European Union’s Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation is one of the most comprehensive chemical regulatory frameworks in the world. Designed to protect human health and the environment, EU REACH places strict requirements on companies manufacturing or importing substances…
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal to improve the scope of its perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to make them more practical and implementable and reduce unnecessary, or potentially duplicative, reporting requirements for businesses while maintaining the ability to obtain important use and…
When the United Kingdom left the European Union, it brought significant regulatory changes—especially for the chemical industry. With UK REACH now operating as an independent system, companies manufacturing or supplying substances to the UK market must ensure compliance under this separate regime. For non-UK manufacturers, one of the most effective ways to remain compliant is…
Accurate SDS Authoring: The Foundation of Chemical Safety A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is more than a regulatory requirement — it’s a critical communication tool that protects workers, consumers, and the environment. Yet, many companies struggle to maintain fully compliant, up-to-date SDS documentation. At Experien Health Sciences, we’ve reviewed thousands of SDSs across industries and…
Why Toxicology Matters in Chemical Safety Documentation Behind every well-authored Safety Data Sheet (SDS) lies a foundation of accurate and scientifically sound toxicology data. This data provides the critical link between a chemical’s properties and the potential risks it poses to human health and the environment. At Experien Health Sciences, toxicology isn’t just a checkbox…
A New Era in Chemical Safety The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) revolutionized the way the world communicates about chemical hazards. Before GHS, safety data and hazard communication varied dramatically between countries—creating confusion, inefficiency, and safety risks. Today, GHS has become the universal framework that underpins chemical safety documentation, labeling,…
Understanding the Evolution of Safety Documentation If you’ve worked with chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or industrial materials, you’ve likely come across both MSDS and SDS. These acronyms represent two generations of safety documentation that help communicate crucial information about chemical products. But what’s the difference between an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) and an SDS (Safety Data…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is opening a 30-day public comment period on its 2024 final risk management rule for perchloroethylene (PCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This is the first step in EPA’s efforts to reconsider and, if appropriate, revise the final risk management rule. This review is being done in…
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final risk evaluation for 1,1-dichloroethane conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA determined that 1,1-dichloroethane presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health driven by three conditions of use (COUs). EPA did not identify exposures to the general population, or to the environment,…
EPA Proposes Temporary Relief to Ensure Lab Compliance with Methylene Chloride Regulations under TSCA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to extend various upcoming compliance dates in the final risk management rule for methylene chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in order to ensure long-term compliance with the rule’s requirements. The…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new resources to help companies with the requirements described in the December 2024 final rule governing the review of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The new materials provide companies with clear instructions on how to include required data elements in the current system…
The US EPA’s recent changes to the information that must be submitted under TSCA Section 5, including information required in a Premanufacture Notice (PMN), are intended to help ensure that EPA is provided with the best available information on which to base its risk assessment. These changes extend to EPA’s CDX system, which is used…
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final risk evaluation for formaldehyde conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA has determined that formaldehyde presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health, specifically to workers and consumers, under its conditions of use (COUs). Formaldehyde is found nearly everywhere. People and animals…
Brazil’s chemical inventory and chemicals management legislation is headed for President Lula’s signature. Once signed into law, Brazil will be among other developed countries that closely regulate which chemical substances can be manufactured or imported in Brazil and which companies are authorized to do so. While referred to by some as “Brazil REACH”, there are…
WASHINGTON – Today, Oct. 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the fifth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Test Order requiring testing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under EPA’s National PFAS Testing Strategy, the latest action taken under EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap to confront contamination from “forever chemicals” nationwide. This action orders Innovative Chemical Technologies, The Chemours Company,…
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…
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…
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…
The U.S. Environmental Protection agency is requesting feedback on its plan to adopt digital pesticide labels that will make labeling information clearer, more consistent, and more accessible to users. The Agency is specifically requesting feedback on the proposed organization of digital labels and the proposed phases of developing these labels. EPA’s plan for digital labels…
Source: The National Review by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. – Toxic Substances Control Act Blog On October 2, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 30 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners, recognizing their achievements in the design, manufacture, and the selection and use…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is beginning the process to prioritize five additional toxic chemicals for risk evaluation under the nation’s premier chemical safety law. If, during the 12-month long statutory process, EPA designates these five chemicals as High Priority Substances, EPA will then begin risk evaluations for these chemicals. EPA…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule to further protect people from exposure to two chemicals that are toxic, remain in the environment for long periods of time, and accumulate in the body. Both decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)) are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals that…
EPA released the meeting minutes and final report from the September 12-14, 2023, Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) virtual public meeting regarding the Draft Supplement to the Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane. 1,4-Dioxane was one of the first 10 chemicals to undergo risk evaluations under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The risk evaluation…
