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Demystify: 

> >I have to wonder why authors don't say more correctly that the E.U. gave us until 2015 to do it after which they would no longer accept our exports so the US made it mandatory in 2013 and required SDSs be available by the 2015 deadline.

It is interesting to note that the UK is facing this problem now that it has exited the EU and the UK government decided it wanted to go its own way on chemical safety information, in the name of loosening 'restrictive regulations'. See https://www.natlawreview.com/article/uk-proposes-to-extend-uk-reach-registration-deadline-and-explore-alternative for the tip of that iceberg.

In my mind the more interesting aspect of the OPRD article is that it comes on the heels of our discussion of sources of chemical reactivity information. The article serves as a reminder that SDS are designed around each chemical in isolation and that chemical reactivities are quite irregularly reported on SDSs. I appreciate everyone who shared their 'go to' sources for this kind of information. It's great to have this list to work from as the need for lab risk assessment of chemical interactions arises.

- Ralph

Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
ralph**At_Symbol_Here**rstuartcih.org

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