All Regulation articles – Page 5
-
News
Nitrous oxide ban in UK ‘not based on scientific evidence’
Government action on of N2O goes against recommendations of drug advisory committee
-
Business
New Jersey sues Dow Chemical and others over 1,4-dioxane pollution
US State wants companies to be held accountable for cleaning up widespread contamination
-
Opinion
Holding the keys to a powerful future
Competition to build battery supply chains means supercharging support to attract investment
-
News
US finally set for nationwide regulation of PFAS in drinking water
EPA proposes standards for six PFAS compounds, and four will have limits based on cumulative effects
-
Business
Fragrance firms face coordinated cartel probe
Givaudan, Firmenich, Symrise and IFF raided by competition authorities
-
Business
US government sues chemical firm over chloroprene emissions
Denka disputes claims of ‘unacceptably high’ releases from neoprene manufacturing facility
-
Business
UK battery industry plans running down as Britishvolt fails
Political uncertainty risks UK losing out to China, US and EU
-
Business
Contaminated cough syrups death toll passes 300 in four months
Deadly glycol contamination discovered in Uzbekistan, following cases in The Gambia and Indonesia
-
News
EU floats plan that would ban virtually every PFAS currently on the market
Members states will examine proposal to prohibit production, use, sale and import of PFAS into Europe in 2025
-
Business
Merck & Co identifies nitrosamine source in diabetes drugs
Investigation uncovers the cause of contamination in sitagliptin medicines, but the wider nitrosamine problem is ballooning
-
Business
Fatal explosion and fire at chemical plant in China
Five dead, a further eight missing, and 30 more injured at Panjin Haoye Chemical
-
Business
Second Alzheimer’s antibody approved in the US
Biogen–Eisai’s lecanemab can slow disease progression a little, but at significant cost and risk of side effects
-
Business
3M pledges to exit PFAS manufacturing
Conglomerate will remove fluorochemicals from portfolio in a bid to stay ahead of rapidly tightening regulations
-
Business
UK antibiotics supply chain stretched by surge in Strep A infections
Government enacts protocols to enable substitute treatments and recommends preventive prescriptions in severe cases
-
Business
Chemicals industry roundup 2022
Russia’s invation of Ukraine mounted further pressure onto already strained supply chains
-
Business
Judge dismisses ranitidine lawsuits over lack of evidence
Drug degrades to produce nitrosamines, but the judge ruled the link between this and plaintiffs’ cancers could not be proven
-
Business
Theranos leaders to be imprisoned for blood testing fraud
Sunny Balwani and Elizabeth Holmes will both serve more than 10 years
-
Business
US government intervenes to avert rail strike
Congress enforces a contract deal to prevent a national rail shutdown that would effectively halt chemicals production
-
Business
At least 38 killed in industrial fire in China
Sparks from welding work appear to have ignited textiles at the plant