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Chemistry World December 23, 2010 Andrew Turley	A chemical regulation comes of age The man on the street may not have felt it, but last year there was a seismic shift in the way chemicals are regulated in Europe.
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Chemistry World February 4, 2008 Rebecca Trager	EPA Rolls Out Nanomaterials Safety Drive The agency has launched a new voluntary program to glean more information about nanoscale materials in an effort to manage the risks posed by nanotechnology-enabled products.
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Information Today March 7, 2011	EBSCO Publishing to Release Chemical Hazard Information Library CHIL brings toxicology, pharmacology, occupational and public health, and chemical hazard information to corporations, government agencies, medical facilities, and academic institutions.
Chemistry World May 11, 2009 Sean Milmo	Chemical Data Forums Latest Stumbling Block for Reach Data sharing forums crucial to the success of the Reach chemicals legislation are not functioning effectively, with lack of communication, IT inadequacies and the complexity of implementing the scheme blamed for the lack of progress.
Chemistry World September 29, 2006 Simon Hadlington	WWF Study Slammed by Scientists As the long-running saga to get a new regulatory framework for the chemical industry onto the European statute book enters another key chapter, a frenzy of lobbying is underway.
Chemistry World November 28, 2008 Sean Milmo	Crunch weekend for Reach chemicals regulation Thousands of companies are expected this weekend to be scrambling to pre-register their chemicals with the Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency, so that they can continue to sell them in the European Union after a deadline of midnight on Monday.
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