April 2019

Summary On 10 April 2019 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication of a proposed rulemaking outlining the process for reviewing Confidential Business Information (CBI) claims for the identities of chemicals listed as “active” on the confidential portion of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) inventory. Businesses may...

Published in partnership with Enablon for Enablon Insights , the online community dedicated to EHS, Sustainability and Risk professionals Companies are exposed to operational risks every day. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, as well as the Bhopal and Seveso disasters show that adverse events can result in catastrophic consequences. Unmitigated...

On 28 March 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a guidance for industry conveying FDA's intent to exercise enforcement discretion concerning the requirements of the Produce Safety Regulation under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) (Pub. L. 111-353). Comments on the new guidance may be...

The European Commission adopted legislation on 27 March 2019 that updates the EU’s Classification, Labeling and Packaging Regulation (1272/2008/EC) in line with the sixth and seventh revisions of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). Verisk 3E Analysis Published in the EU Official Journal...