The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, or Proposition 65, implemented in 1986, was based on protecting California people from potentially risky chemicals and toxins produced by various products. Hence, it makes businesses offer caution with their products if they contain substances under the Prop 65 candidate list. Understanding the Proposition 65 Substance List […]
Online marketplace has become one of the happening places and a convenient platform for all consumers who wish to buy and sell products. However, the shift of e-commerce has also brought in many challenges such as quality, safety, and being non-compliant. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) plays a pivotal role in ensuring the e-commerce products […]
One of the major chemical components in firefighting foam is the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), which are known for their effective extinguishing property. This chemical plays a critical role in extinguishing flammable liquid fires. However, the primary concern regarding PFAS is its persistence, toxins, and potential environmental impact that it could make when it […]
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has published the list of latest substances added to the SVHC Candidate List. On 14th June 2023 ECHA published the updated candidate list with two new entries. So, the current candidate list of SVHCs contains 235 substances. Below table indicates the latest substances added, According to Article 33(1) of the […]
What is CMRT? The Conflict Mineral Reporting Template (CMRT) is used in Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold(3TG) supply chains to determine the country of origin and to transfer the information of smelters and refiners being utilized as part of the Conflict mineral compliance. This template is developed, maintained and updated by the Responsible Minerals Initiative […]
The newest version of the International Material Database system IMDS 14.0 was released on May 10,2023. The following are the improvements included in the release. Structure Mix: Check messages of different nodes at the same level were added with the 13.2 release has been removed. Instead, there will be an option to define the purpose […]
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has been assessing and identifying the potential risk imposed by the Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) lately. The PFAS are the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances that are man-made chemicals which are widely used in the industrial and commercial applications. These man-made chemicals are used because of its excellent resistance to […]