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Contents Jun Contents JUN. 18, 2021 (click on page numbers for links) CONTACT US REGULATORY UPDATE subscribers@chemwatch. ASIA PACIFIC net Explosives import certificate amendment fee ........................................................4 tel +61 3 9572 4700 Reassessment of methyl bromide ...............................................................................4 fax +61 3 9572 4777 APVMA Gazette ..................................................................................................................5 1227 Glen Huntly Rd AMERICA Glen Huntly Macaroni and cheese with a side of regulation......................................................5 Victoria 3163 Australia EPA should protect America’s children by further revisions of the Lead and Copper Rule .....................................................................................................6 High levels of arsenic and lead found in vinegar products, particularly balsamics ......................................................................................................8 EUROPE UK supermarkets to phase out forever chemicals, PFAS, from food packaging ............................................................................................................................9 British, Australian food standard differences causing angst in free * While Chemwatch trade deal ...........................................................................................................................10 has taken all efforts to ’Worrying, but not surprising’: Paucity of UK chemical compliance testing revealed ...............................................................................................................12 ensure the accuracy of information in INTERNATIONAL this publication, it Ten tips for sustainability professionals in the fashion & textiles industry .13 is not intended to REACH UPDATE be comprehensive Review of the Recommendation 2011/696/EU – Stakeholder or to render advice. consultation ......................................................................................................................16 Websites rendered are Chromium trioxide widely used in plating and surface treatment ...............16 subject to change. JANET’S CORNER Mitochondria ....................................................................................................................19 HAZARD ALERT Ammonium sulphamate ...............................................................................................20 Copyright Chemwatch 2021 © 1 Contents JUN. 18, 2021 Regulatory Update JUN. 18, 2021 GOSSIP ASIA PACIFIC Boy gets burned by wet cement in rare case ........................................................24 Mosquitoes armed with virus0fighting bacteria sharply curb Explosives import certificate amendment fee dengue infections, hospitalizations .........................................................................25 2021-05-31 New clues suggest people reached the Americas around 30,000 Changes to existing import certificates may now be subject to an years ago ............................................................................................................................27 additional application fee. This is dependent on the type and number of CICADA-PALOOZA! ..........................................................................................................28 changes required and is at the discretion of the EPA. Teflon and ‘forever chemicals:’ The hidden toxins in your body .....................30 Read about hazardous substances application fees Earth’s fifth ocean just confirmed ..............................................................................33 Read EPA guidance on importing explosives into NZ Scientists convert used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring ........................35 A deep look at a speck of human brain reveals never-before-seen quirks 37 New Zealand EPA, 31 May 2021 Research on ocean plastic surging, U.N. report finds .........................................39 https://www.epa.govt.nz/news-and-alerts/ New discovery could help take down drug-resistant bacteria .......................41 Reassessment of methyl bromide CURIOSITIES 2021-05-31 Hunks of oceanic crust are wedged inside Earth’s mantle ...............................45 Stakeholders in Methyl Bromide Reduction Inc (STIMBR) have applied for a reassessment of methyl bromide. Are advertisers coming for your dreams? ...............................................................47 Changes to existing The tamer the cow, the smaller the brain ...............................................................49 The application, formally received on 9 April 2019, is to amend the controls import certificates The mere sight of illness may kick-start a canary’s immune system ............51 on the use of methyl bromide, particularly the control that required that may now be subject operators recapture methyl bromide from October 2020. A hallucinogenic toad in peril .....................................................................................53 to an additional Will humans ever learn to speak whale? .................................................................56 A remote hearing for this application was held from 11–17 August 2020. application fee. An ancient creature thought to be a teeny dinosaur turns out to be It was adjourned so that the Decision-making Committee (DMC) could a lizard .................................................................................................................................58 deliberate its decision, based on the information presented before and during the hearing. Scientists unravel mystery of echidnas’ bizarre 4-headed penis ....................59 These eels can swallow prey on land, thanks to extendable jaws in Latest update – 24 May 2021 their throats .......................................................................................................................62 In its Direction and Minute WGT032, the DMC directed parties to the Was Venus once a good home for life? NASA missions aim to find out ......64 reassessment to comment on additional information provided by the applicant, the Environmental Protection Authority, and WorkSafe New TECHNICAL NOTES Zealand. This feedback is now available. (Note: Open your Web Browser and click on Heading to link to section) ...68 In Direction and WGT035, the DMC directed modelling experts to review CHEMICAL EFFECTS ........................................................................................................68 the EPA Update Report 2. These reviews are now available. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ......................................................................................68 In the 30th Memorandum of Counsel, the applicant asked for time to be OCCUPATIONAL................................................................................................................68 able to provide their comments on the additional information. The DMC PHARAMACEUTICAL/TOXICOLOGY ..........................................................................68 Copyright Chemwatch 2021 © 2 Copyright Chemwatch 2021 © 3 Regulatory Update JUN. 18, 2021 Regulatory Update JUN. 18, 2021 gave until 5pm on 21 May for the applicant to provide their comments, in But as consumers empty grocery store aisles, the U.S. Food and Drug its Direction and Minute WGT036. Administration (FDA) continues to face mounting pressure from health and consumer advocacy groups worried about the lasting effects of the New Zealand EPA, 31 May 2021 macaroni craze. https://www.epa.govt.nz/public-consultations/in-progress/reassessment- In 2017, the Coalition for Safer Food Processing and Packaging, an of-methyl-bromide/ alliance of public health, environmental, and consumer advocacy groups, published a report that found high concentrations of phthalate chemicals APVMA Gazette in ten varieties of macaroni and cheese powders currently on the market. 2021-06-04 Phthalates are a broad class of chemicals that are used to make plastic, - 4 June 2021 - PDF (603.18 KB) | DOCX (90.02 KB) and they have been historically detected in a wide variety of consumer Contents products including nail polish, perfume, shampoo, detergent, and vinyl flooring. Phthalates have been called “everywhere chemicals” due to their • New active constituent bromethalin – 1 presence in such a vast spectrum of products on the market. • Fastrac G Blox Rodenticide containing bromethalin – 3 Although not all phthalates pose substantial health risks, the phthalate • Fastrac Pro Blox Rodenticide containing bromethalin – 5 found in macaroni and cheese, DEHP, is considered by some advocacy • Fastrac G Place Pacs Rodenticide containing bromethalin – 7 groups to be the “most widely banned phthalate around the world.” • Fastrac G Pellets Rodenticide containing bromethalin – 9 These bans stem from some research linking DHEP exposure to blocked The lead pipes and production of testosterone, fertility complications, and even cancer. lead solder in com- • Fastrac Pro Place Pacs Rodenticide containing bromethalin – 11 - 4 June 2021 - PDF • Fastrac Pro Pellets Rodenticide containing bromethalin – 13 munity water systems (603.18 KB) | DOCX Read More • Fastrac G Meal Bait Rodenticide containing bromethalin – 15 are a major cause (90.02 KB) The Regulatory Review, 26 May 2021 • Fastrac Pro Soft Bait Rodenticide containing bromethalin – 17 of lead exposure in Content last updated: . https://www.theregreview.org/2021/05/26/leibson-macaroni-cheese- with-side-of-regulation/
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