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EPA Extends The Public Review and Comment Period on Its Proposed Cleanup Plan
Apr 1, 2019Following requests from the public, EPA is extending the public review and comment period on its Proposed Cleanup Plan for the Nuclear Metals Superfund Site in Concord, Mass. Public comments on the Proposed Cleanup Plan will be accepted ...
Tags: Cleanup Plan, Nuclear Metals, Protection
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Apple's Car Letter: What's It Driving at?
Dec 26, 2016Those hoping for another peep under the hood of Apple's mysterious car project are in luck. It's only a peep though. In a November letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a US government agency that sets and enforces ...
Tags: Apple, car project, letter
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Tofutti Brands to Weigh Strategic Alternatives to Run Business
Oct 11, 2016US-based dairy-free firm Tofutti Brands has started a review of its strategic alternatives that include operating as a standalone or a possible sale or forming a new business combination. For the review, the company has retained BDA ...
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FDA Is Preparing Guidances That Will Help Food Companies Prevent Foodborne Illness
Aug 30, 2016When we were drafting and seeking public comment on the rules that will implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), we promised that we would do whatever we could to help the regulated industry understand and meet the new ...
Tags: FSMA, guidances, foodborne illness
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Food Industry for Voluntarily Reducing Sodium in Processed and Commercially Prepared Food
Jun 3, 2016The US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance for public comment that provides practical, voluntary sodium reduction targets for the food industry. Average sodium intake in the U.S. is approximately 3,400 mg/day. The draft ...
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US FDA to Revise Regulations on Use of Healthy on Food Labels
May 13, 2016The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working on revising the regulations related to the use of terms such as ‘healthy’ on food labels by manufacturers. The FDA has completed collecting inputs on how it should define ...
Tags: Food Labels, FDA
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China to Grant Crude Import Licenses to Refineries
Jan 26, 2016China's Ministry of Commerce plans to grant crude import licenses to four independent teapot refineries in eastern Shandong province, namely Huifeng Petrochemical, Chambroad Petrochemical, Tianhong Petrochemical and Luqing Petrochemical, ...
Tags: crude import, teapot refineries
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US FDA Orders Food Companies to Phase out PHOs in Processed Foods
Jun 18, 2015The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ordering the food companies to phase out partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in processed foods over the next three years. The elimination of PHOs, which are the primary dietary source of ...
Tags: FDA, food companies, processed foods
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Bt Corn Receives New Proposal From EPA
Feb 2, 2015EPA proposes new requirements for Bt corn New framework could change the way farmers use Bt corn. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on proposed framework intended to delay the corn rootworm pest from ...
Tags: corn rootworm, scientific tests, Agriculture
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EPA Announced a Settlement with Companies to Address The Pohatcong Valley Groundwater
Jan 14, 2015The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed settlement with several companies to address the Pohatcong Valley Groundwater Contamination Superfund site in Warren County, New Jersey. ...
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DuPont Has Been Fined $531,000 for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations
Jan 9, 2015The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (DuPont), has been fined $531,000 for alleged Clean Air Act violations at its chemical manufacturing plant in Deepwater, New Jersey. The EPA ...
Tags: Deepwater, skin cancer, Health
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An Assessment for Public Comment on The Potential for Human Health Risk
Jan 6, 2015Today, EPA is releasing an assessment for public comment on the potential for human health risk of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. This assessment shows some risks to workers who mix, load and apply chlorpyrifos pesticide products. When used ...
Tags: health risk assessment, chlorpyrifos pesticide products, Health
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Leshi to Apply for a License to Manufacture and Sell Electric Vehicles in China
Dec 15, 2014Leshi Internet Information & Technology founder Jia Yueting is planning to apply for a license to manufacture and sell electric vehicles (EV) in China. Leshi Internet makes web-enabled televisions and has already made an electric car, ...
Tags: Leshi, Electric Cars
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EPA Announces a Proposed Action to Reduce Harmful Emissions of So2 to Improve Visibility
Nov 25, 2014Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed action to reduce harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) to improve visibility at some of Texas' and Oklahoma's most treasured parks and wilderness areas. After a ...
Tags: Pollution, Visibility, Protection
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The U.S. EPA Is Requesting Public Comment on a Proposal to Remove 72 Chemicals
Oct 27, 2014The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comment on a proposal to remove 72 chemicals from its list of substances approved for use as inert ingredients in pesticide products. “We are taking action to ...
Tags: Inert Ingredient, Chemicals