All Regulation articles – Page 20
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News
Health agency calls for ban on neonicotinoid in Canada
Government body reports imidacloprid poses a threat to marine insects and soil-dwelling organisms
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News
Homeopathic ‘medicines’ will have to state they don’t work
US trade agency will require packaging and adverts to state there is no scientific evidence to back up claims of efficacy
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Opinion
Uncertainty around Trump presidency is harmful to industry
Uncertainty is anathema to industry. Trump and Brexit are frustrations, but the wheels do not stop.
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News
Taiwan moves to create chemical safety agency
Government plans to establish a bureau to oversee chemicals following a serious food contamination scandal in 2011
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Business
US extends permission for combination pesticide
EPA finds no synergy concerns with Dow’s Enlist Duo and reverses restrictions on its approval
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Opinion
Regulatory tightropes
When lobbying and marketing clash with scientific evidence, regulators walk a fine line
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Business
EU scrutinises Syngenta–ChemChina union
European commission investigates competition concerns in agricultural megamerger
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Business
SC Johnson revisits its use of galaxolide
Concerns of environmental and health groups leads firm to review scientific data on the fragrance chemical
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News
Explainer: Are ‘flushable’ wet wipes really flushable?
Water companies are calling for all wipes to be classified as unflushable until an international standard is agreed
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News
Five bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals fast-tracked under new US law
First test of powers of revamped Toxic Substances Control Act
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Business
Troubled Theranos abandons clinical testing
Seeking to salvage some value, once-admired blood analysis firm lays off 40% of staff
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Business
West Virginia chemical leak was preventable
2014 spill that contaminated water supplies was caused by lack of proper tank inspections and repairs
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Business
Accidents prompt Chinese industry safety push
Government aims to close or relocate chemical plants to reduce incidents in populated areas
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Opinion
Booster shot
Zika and Ebola have highlighted the pharmaceutical industry’s ability to respond to critical needs
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Business
US senators examine agrochem consolidation
Judiciary committee voices concern over pending merger deals
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News
US moves to make kratom plant and bioactives illegal
Drug enforcement agency plans to add plant to list of restricted drugs that include heroin and LSD
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Business
FDA’s first Duchenne drug approval reveals schism
Oligonucleotide drug reaches market amid pressure from patient families and strife over ‘patient-focused drug development’ at the regulator
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Business
Atanor chemical plant in Argentina shuttered
Toxic releases have led to the indefinite closure of the facility after a decade-long legal fight
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News
US agency bans triclosan and 18 other antibacterials
The FDA has banned 19 antimicrobials in the US and given industry a year to remove them from consumer products
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Business
FDA urges labs to test all blood donations for Zika
Agency has also given emergency authorisation to two new Zika blood tests