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N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)

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Trump EPA abandons protections from dangerous chemicals

WASHINGTON, DC – In tomorrow’s Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will formally announce withdrawal of rules proposed in 2017 banning methylene chloride’s (MC) commercial paint stripping uses, trichloroethylene’s (TCE) aerosol de-greasing and spot cleaning uses, and n-Methylpyrrolidone’s (NMP) paint stripping uses.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: EPA, Liz Hitchcock, tce, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)

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Amazon announces ban on toxic chemicals and plastics in food packaging

PFAS, phthalates, BPA are among the dangerous chemicals Amazon Kitchen brands now prohibit. Amazon joins a growing trend of companies eliminating toxic chemicals in food packaging.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: BPA, Laurie Valeriano, maine, Mike Belliveau, Mike Schade, phthalates, plastic, polystyrene, PVC, toluene, Washington state, Amazon, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), PFAS, success, bisphenols, perchlorate, 2-Ethoxyethanol, 2-Methoxyethanol, polycarbonate plastic, polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC), rigid polylactic acid (PLA), polyhyrdoxyalkanoates (PHAs)

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Toxic TVs: Best Buy’s step in the right direction should go further

Best Buy launched a chemicals policy in 2017 but didn’t publish the list of chemicals it is restricting until recently. While a step in the right direction, the list of chemicals does not go far enough — it is woefully inadequate in addressing harmful flame retardants and other toxics. In the year ahead, Best Buy must significantly expand its list of restricted chemicals and ban toxic flame retardants in the enclosures of all televisions it sells.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Best Buy, Consumer Product Safety Commission, dioxins, electronics, trichloroethylene, Sony, flame retadardants, televisions, solvents, Amazon, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Samsung, Hisense, Who's Minding the Store? retailer report card, LG

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