Friday, September 02, 2016: The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), in partnership with the International Wood Products Association (IWPA) and the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association ( ), has announced a Joint Industry Workshop ...
The American Apparel & Footwear Association applauded President Barack Obama for signing the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2576). The AAFA-supported legislation, an update of the Toxic Substances ...
Tags: TSCA, AAFA, sustainable consumer products
Today, EPA is taking action to protect consumers from new uses and imports of the harmful chemicals Toluene Diisocyanates (TDI). These chemicals are currently widely used in residual amounts in the production of polyurethanes and consumer ...
Tags: asthma, lung damage, harmful chemicals, Health
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final risk assessment for trichloroethylene (TCE). The assessment identified health risks from TCE exposures to consumers using spray aerosol degreasers and spray fixatives. ...
Tags: Certification, Service, EPA, Trichloroethylene
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final risk assessment for trichloroethylene (TCE). The assessment identified health risks from TCE exposures to consumers using spray aerosol degreasers and spray fixatives. ...
Tags: Certification, EPA, Service
Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), one of the world's largest producers of titanium parts for jet engines, has agreed to pay a record $13.75 million civil penalty and perform an extensive investigation and cleanup of potential ...
Tags: EPA, Certification, Service, Energy
Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), one of the world's largest producers of titanium parts for jet engines, has agreed to pay a record $13.75 million civil penalty and perform an extensive investigation and cleanup of potential ...
Tags: Titanium, EPA, Certification, Service
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed nearly 100 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Violations of environmental ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, EPA, Certification
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses to participate as consultants for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel as the agency considers steps to reduce lead based paint exposure from the ...
Tags: EPA, Certification, Paint
Several recent settlements ensure that New England businesses performing painting and home renovation work are complying with requirements designed to protect children from exposure to lead-based paint during painting and other renovation ...
Tags: Paint, EPA, certification, Painting, Construction, Decoration, Service
AGC Chemicals, a subsidiary of Asahi Glass, has introduced the new AG-E070 to its line of AsahiGuard E-SERIES fluoropolymers for sizing in food contact paper, paperboard and pulp molding applications. The product has been designed to ...
Tags: AGC Chemicals, Food Contact Paper
AGC Chemicals Americas Inc. has added AG-E070 to its line of AsahiGuard E-SERIES fluoropolymers for sizing in paper, paperboard and pulpvmolding applications. AsahiGuard AG-E070 imparts outstanding oil, grease and watervresistance in paper ...
Tags: AGC Chemicals, Paper Products
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted a proposal for a two-part regulation governing formaldehyde emissions from particleboard, MDF/HDF and hardwood plywood which is to apply in future across the whole of the USA. This ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will begin assessments on 23 commonly used chemicals, with a specific focus on flame retardant chemicals, in order to more fully understand any potential risks to people’s ...
Posted by Jack Mans -- Packaging Digest, 2/13/2013 11:06:04 AM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the 2012 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) information on more than 7,600 chemicals in commerce. The CDR database ...