Oil & Colour Chemists' Association
South African Division

SOME LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL FOR BPA    CLICK FOR DETAILS

    Have you heard of GREENWASHING?  Details here

   Chemicals used in consumer products slapped with toxic label. Check it out
   LATEST ON BISPHENOLCheck it out
   LATEST NEWSLETTER ON SOLVENTS    Read about it here
   ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?   Read about it here
   NOW IS THE TIME TO UPDATE YOUR SKILLS   Read about it here
   PAINT AND THE ENVIRONMENT VOC - RECENT NEWS ITEM Read about it here
   NEED TO IMPROVE ON YOUR KNOWLEDGE ?- SAPITI WORKSHOPS Read about it here
   BISPHENOL A IS SAFE SAYS FDA. Read about it here
   CALLING ALL CHEMISTS - THE NEED FOR GREEN!  click for detail
   MORE ON REACH FROM ERMA click for details
   PAINT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION NEWS from UK click for details
   GLOBAL HARMONIZATION & REACH click for details
   GIVE SUPPORT TO A WORTHY CAUSE! click for details

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FOLLOWING ON MY PAPER AT CFA2008 - where do you fit in??? - is ignorance bliss.? - READ ON Les Fisher

QUOTE:-
"Most industries remain dependent on hazardous substances. Many obstacles, including insufficient investment and lack of training, keep chemists from embracing green chemistry and designing safer substitutes for the vast majority of compounds in use today." Los Angeles Times, California.     CHECK IT OUT

"Potential environmental risks aren't part of chemical engineers' training. Chemists and chemical engineers have been taught everything they need to know about how to synthesize a substance or trigger a reaction. Yet most don't know the effects of chemicals on people or the environment." Los Angeles Times, California.    CHECK IT OUT