All Regulation articles – Page 18
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BusinessUS firm fined for mishandling ammonia
Demakes will pay $130,000 to settle violations and has spent $300,000 upgrading systems
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NewsEPA clears chemicals backlog
Mixed reaction to US agency’s announcement that it has ‘eliminated’ the logjam of 600 new chemicals undergoing review
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News40,000 pounds of meth precursor seized from ship in Mexico
720 drums of chemical phenyl acetic acid taken off cargo ship from China
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NewsFree certification for US cannabis labs to help fight opioid epidemic
Ensuring that America’s medical marijuana is reliable and of high quality will help patients and drive down opioid use in the country, according to Americans for Safe Access
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ResearchDietary supplement poisoning every 24 minutes in the US
275,000 calls concerning supplements were made to poison centres between 2002 and 2012
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NewsTrump makes controversial pick for head of chemical safety office
White House choice for Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention – who has written stories mixing science and the Bible – is criticised for industry ties
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BusinessMallinckrodt settles US opioid lawsuit
Firm will pay $35m over allegations it failed to report suspicious orders of controlled substances
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NewsMaterial lessons from Grenfell
Call for better testing and regulation on combustible building materials following last month’s deadly London fire
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BusinessEU to investigate Merck KGaA’s merger with Sigma–Aldrich
Commission says Merck failed to disclose a crucial research project
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NewsUS environment agency delivers on chemical reform
One year after Obama enacted law to modernise chemical regulation the EPA has met its deadlines and issued the required rules
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NewsInternational action urged on endocrine disrupting antibacterials
More than 200 scientists call for restrictions on triclosan and triclocarban use and production
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NewsEuropean chemicals body links titanium dioxide to cancer
Chemical found in everything from paint to toothpaste added to list of suspected carcinogens over inhalation risk
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NewsEU regulation to curb trade in conflict minerals
Companies importing metals from countries affected by violence and exploitation will have to audit their supply chain
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OpinionHow safe should drugs be?
What does spotting new risks in approved medicines say about how effective regulators are?
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BusinessPollution from Indian drugmakers drives drug resistance
Areas around manufacturing sites still heavily contaminated with antimicrobials and breeding multidrug-resistant pathogens
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NewsUK crops at risk if EU pesticide ban expanded
Agricultural research institute calls for unbiased research on pesticides linked to bee decline
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NewsLegal battles stall US biosimilars
Unclear legislation and lack of regulatory guidance means companies are turning to the courts
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BusinessUS Steel plant spills chromium into waterway
Pipe failure releases 135kg of hexavalent chromium into Lake Michigan tributary
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NewsUS environment agency advisory board in turmoil
Trump administration poised to replace almost three-quarters of EPA’s scientific advisory board with more industry-friendly picks
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NewsAction on white asbestos blocked by top exporters
Chrysotile will not be added to Rotterdam Convention’s list of hazardous substances