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EDCs
Baby cosmetics still contain too many ingredients of concern
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Worried about everyday exposure of infants and children to potential chemicals of concern, IPEN Participating Organization WECF has released a survey on 341 baby cosmetics – cleansing milks, lotions, shampoos, bath products, ointments, baby wipes, cleansing waters, eaux de toilettes, sun protection products – sold on the French market in pharmacies, parapharmacies, supermarkets and organic shops. WECF’s experts assessed the products’ ingredients based on the labels. Based on an analysis of existing scientific literature and opinions by European Union (Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety - SCCS) and French (National Agency for the Safety of Medical and cosmetic products - ANSM) risk assessment agencies, the experts classified the ingredients or families of ingredients used in the 341 products in three categories from “high risk” to “moderate risk” and “low or not identified risk”.
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2014 Milestones

2014
Reducing and Eliminating the World’s Most Hazardous Chemicals
New POPs advance towards listing under the Stockholm Convention. IPEN’s work helped advance three chemicals for listing under the Stockholm Convention. Pentachlorophenol (PCP) -used widely in telephone/utility poles-is now recommended for listing in 2015. The pesticide dicofol and the flame retardant DecaBDE are now advancing for consideration in 2017.
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Lead in Paint
Toxic trade: Lead paint worldwide
Friday, 19 February 2016
Posted by Jim Vallette in Environmental Impacts, Mind the Store
http://saferchemicals.org/2016/02/19/toxic-trade-lead-paint-worldwide/

As the House and Senate work to reconcile their TSCA reform bills, this post from our partners at the Healthy Building Network reinforces the need to cut the Senate provision that makes it harder for EPA to intercept a dangerous chemical when it enters the U.S. as part of an imported product.
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EDCs
Indian government must address EDCs, says NGO
Thursday, 11 February 2016
Chemical Watch

Indian government must address EDCs, says NGO
Toxics Link urges more research into BPA and phthalates
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) “have not received adequate attention at the policy level” in India, Piyush Mohapatra of NGO Toxics Link has said.

A better understanding of the health and environmental impacts of EDCs, "such as bisphenol A and phthalates", in India and South Asia should be a priority, he added.
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Lead in Paint
New Global Lead Paint Elimination Campaign Newsletter
Wednesday, 03 February 2016
IPEN has released its first Global Lead Paint Elimination Campaign newletter, and it features information about a recent meeting held in Ethiopia where African leaders committed to set legal limits on lead in paint, as well as highlights from the 2015 International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. These highlights include activities from NGOs in Bangladesh, Belarus, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mauritius, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Read the newsletter here.
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Lead in Paint
Global Lead Paint Elimination Campaign Newsletter February 2016
Wednesday, 3 February 2016 - 10:31am
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IPEN-global-campaign-newsletter-February-2016.pdf

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Electronic products
Best Buy Rolls Back Its Environmental Commitments
Tuesday, 02 February 2016
No Longer to Require e-Stewards® Certified Recycling for Electronics
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Waste
PH petition reminds Canada leader Trudeau: Take back trash
Tuesday, 02 February 2016
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/135968/ph-petition-reminds-canada-leade...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — What happened to your “Canadian solution” Mr. Prime Minister?
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Lead in Paint
Canadian company opposing EU efforts to eliminate lead paint
Tuesday, 02 February 2016
Press Releases:
Canadian company opposing EU efforts to eliminate lead paint
Representatives of European Union (EU) countries will this week examine an application by Canadian-based Dominion Colour Corporation to continue to use lead pigments despite a ban from the European Chemicals Agency. Dominion has spent over 1 million Euros over the past three years to be exempted from an EU ban on two lead pigments used in paints, which was originally scheduled to come into effect in May 2015. Dominion states that its lead pigments are supposed to be used for industrial purposes.

“Other paint companies including the largest ones in Europe have already stopped using lead in paint and support the ban,” said Tatiana Santos of the European Environmental Bureau, “We are outraged that a Canadian company is single-handedly fighting to continue the use of lead pigments in paint.”

Dominion is one of the largest manufacturers of lead pigments in the world and has factories in Canada, Europe and other countries. At a February 3 and 4, 2016 meeting of the EU REACH Committee, representatives of EU countries will discuss Dominion's application.

“The biggest paint company in the world, AkzoNobel, stopped using lead in any of its products, including industrial paints, since 2011,” said Perry Gottesfeld, Executive Director of Occupational Knowledge International. “We urge the EU REACH Committee to deny Dominion's claims and act to protect public health.”
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Lead in Paint
Canadian company opposing EU efforts to eliminate lead paint
Tuesday, 2 February 2016 - 4:07pm
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Document:

PR Canadian company opposing EU efforts to eliminate lead paint 2 Feb 2016.pdf

PR Canadian company opposing EU efforts to eliminate lead paint 2 Feb 2016.pdf

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