The CFP measures corporate chemicals management performance by evaluating four areas within a company. The Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) defines the Chemical Footprint as the total mass of chemicals of high concern in products sold by a company and used in its manufacturing operations. It defines chemicals of high concern as those on the California […]
SC Johnson discloses fragrance ingredients as part of a collaboration with retailers and NGO’s. So many useful consumer products, such as household cleaners, soaps, detergents, and air fresheners contain fragrances. Unlike with food and drugs, the companies selling these products do not have to list all the ingredients or chemicals they contain. However, in 2015 this will change. Leading […]
Could this promote a greener economy? NGO’s, companies and governmental organizations are moving towards developing and implementing chemical management programs that result in the use of safer chemicals in products and supply chains. Before you begin to implement a process, it is a good idea to identify some key principles about how you use, choose and […]
Could this lead to a broader ban? The Environmental Agency of Norway recently published an amendment to its consumer products regulation to ban perfluorooctanoic acid, (PFOA) from consumer goods. The PFOA ban will affect textiles and take effect in 2014. This is in addition to PFOA being placed on ECHA’s substance of very high concern […]
What’s next? Minnesota is clamping down on triclosan, an ingredient used in over 2000 consumer products including some toothpastes, antibacterial soaps and body washes. Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill legalizing a measure banning triclosan-containing products in the state, which will go into effect January 1, 2017. Triclosan has been incorporated in consumer products for […]
Restricted substance lists are lists of hazardous chemicals that should not be present on finished garments
Why are there 2 recipes for the same product? Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, a very popular drink with the “frat crowd,” has been recalled from Europe because it contains too much of the sweetener propylene glycol, an ingredient present in some types of anti-freeze. The whiskey’s European bottler informed the makers of Fireball they were out […]
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