CPSC Issues Final Rule to Remove Safety Standard for Magnet Sets from CFR

March 7, 2017, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a final rule in Federal Register, 82 FR 12716. The final rule removes the Code of Federal Regulations, 16 CFR 1240 Safety Standard for Magnet Sets.

CPSC published the Safety Standard for Magnet Sets to establish requirements for magnet sets and individual magnets marketed to be used with or as magnet sets on October 3, 2014. On December 2, 2014, Zen Magnets LLC (Zen) filed a petition in the Tenth Circuit United States Court of Appeals challenging the standard. The Tenth Circuit concluded that the CPSC’s rule has provided incomplete and inadequately explained findings. 

SVHC - European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added 4 new SVHC to Candidate List

These substances can be reproductive toxins as well as have persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic properties.  These 4 bring SVHC Candidate list to a total of 173 substances.

1. 4,4' - isopropylidenediphenol (Bisphenol A, BPA) (EC No. 201-245-8, CAS No. 80-05-7)

2. 4-heptylphenol branched and linear

3. Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) and its sodium and ammonium salt.

4. p-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenol

The deadline comes into affect six months after their inclusion on the list.  July 12, 2017

https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table

New Chemicals added to Proposition 65 List by US State California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

In July and August 2016, the California OEHHA added 8 new chemicals to the Proposition 65 List and added new toxicity to existing chemical, 1-bromopropane.

Newly added chemicals are:

1  Sedaxane

2  Atrazine

3  Des-ethyl atrazine (DEA)

4  Des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA)

5  2,4-Diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT)

6  Propazine

7  Simazine

8  Bromodichloroacetic acid

The added chemicals meet the requirements for listing as known to the State of California to cause cancer, developmental toxicity and female reproductive toxicity for purposes of Proposition 65.

Below are the details of these chemicals, Chemical Abstracts Service # (CAS No.), Types of Toxicity.

Sedaxane,  874967-67-6, Cancer

Atrazine, 1912-24-9 ,Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), 6190-65-4, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA), 1007-28-9, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

2,4-Diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT), 3397-62-4, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Propane, 139-40-2, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Simazine, 122-34-9, Developmental toxicity, Female reproductive toxicity

Bromodichloroacetic acid, 71133-14-7, Cancer

1-Bromopropane (1-BP), 106-94-5, Cancer.