All Regulation articles – Page 4
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BusinessUK diverges from EU rules with cosmetics animal testing ban
UK will no longer allow Reach-required animal tests intended to prove worker safety
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BusinessChemical firms kept data on PFAS health hazards secret
Documents suggest that DuPont and 3M had evidence of PFAS toxicity but suppressed the findings
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BusinessUS trade regulator sues to block Amgen–Horizon merger
Federal Trade Commission has concerns that union will allow Amgen to stifle potential competition for Horizon’s drugs
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BusinessThe diabetes drugs aiming to aid weight loss
Can peptide hormone mimics avoid the side effect pitfalls of previous weight loss treatments?
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OpinionRegulators must follow their heads, not their hearts
The 2019 US approval of antibiotic Recarbrio seems not to have met the normally expected standards
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NewsNew carbon dioxide pollution standards proposed for US power plants
US environment agency estimates its new regulation would avoid over 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2042
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BusinessDeadly explosion and fire at US pharmaceutical plant
One worker killed and four hospitalised at Seqens in Newburyport
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Business11 dead after toxic gas leak in India
Victims were instantly overwhelmed by gas, which left high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide in air
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BusinessUN asked to investigate ‘human rights violations’ by Chemours
Local campaigners claim PFAS emissions from US plant violate various rights, including to clean water and a sustainable environment
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BusinessFive dead after explosion at plant in China
Blast in hydrogen peroxide unit of Sinochem plant in Liaocheng
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BusinessDuPont and a senior employee plead guilty to criminal negligence
$16 million in fines and probation related to fatal methyl mercaptan leak at La Porte, US
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OpinionBattery materials going up in smoke
We cannot afford to simply throw away, rather than recycle, these valuable resources
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NewsEPA proposes ban on most uses of dichloromethane
New rules would prohibit all consumer uses and most industrial uses of the chemical, and to regulate its use in the lab
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BusinessBattery recyclers race to increase capacity and efficiency
As battery demand grows, recycling needs to capture more of the valuable resources in each cell
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OpinionWill a court overturn abortion drug’s approval?
Tangle between regulation and politics makes uncomfortable viewing from industry
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BusinessGhana and Nigeria approve Oxford malaria vaccine
Approval comes before final-stage clinical trials have been completed
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NewsEPA proposes new rules to cut ethylene oxide exposure
US agency plans to tighten emissions standards and implement safeguards for exposed workers
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NewsNitrous oxide ban in UK ‘not based on scientific evidence’
Government action on of N2O goes against recommendations of drug advisory committee
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BusinessNew Jersey sues Dow Chemical and others over 1,4-dioxane pollution
US State wants companies to be held accountable for cleaning up widespread contamination
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OpinionHolding the keys to a powerful future
Competition to build battery supply chains means supercharging support to attract investment