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Border Chemical Import-Export News

38% of Childhood Lead Poisoning Cases are Linked to Consumer Products2024-07-18

Imported consumer products contribute to blood lead levels. [ full text ]

Bug Zapper Importer Fined under FIFRA2024-07-16

Bug zappers are regulated as "devices" under FIFRA because they are instruments that use physical mechanisms (in this case, electricity) to trap, destroy, repel, or mitigate a pest. [ full text ]

Final Rule - Integrating e-Manifest with Exports2024-07-10

The final rule incorporates hazardous waste export manifests into the e-Manifest system, which includes designating the exporter as the entity responsible for submitting the manifest and paying the requisite user fee. [ full text ]

EPA Continues to Enforce Regulations Pertaining to Illegal Import of HFCs 2024-06-17

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Resonac America Inc. to address the company’s illegal import of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) at the Port of Los Angeles on four occasions in 2023 and 2024. [ full text ]