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February

• A Final Pollution Prevention Planning Notice in respect of TDIs was published. [2019-02-16]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Trimellitates Group was published. [2019-02-16]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Aliphatic Diesters Group was published. A notice of intent to apply the Significant New Activity (SNAc) provisions of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to hexanedioic acid, diisodecyl ester was also published for a 60-day public comment period ending on April 10, 2019. [2019-02-09]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Benzoates Group was published. [2019-02-09]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Alkyl Aryl Phosphites Group was published. [2019-02-02]
• The Final Screening Assessment for the Stilbenes Group was published. [2019-02-02]

January

• A Consultation Document on Proposed Amendments to the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 for PFOS, PFOA, LC-PFCAs, HBCD, PBDEs, DP and DBDPE was published for a consultation period ending on February 18, 2019. [2019-01-24]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Ketones Group and Risk Management Scope for MEK, MIBK and 2,4-PD were published for a 60-day public comment period ending on March 20, 2019. [2019-01-19]
• The Healthy Home social marketing campaign, a key CMP public outreach initiative led by Health Canada, has been launched! The objective of Healthy Home is to raise awareness among Canadians about the health risks from chemicals and pollutants that might be in and around their home and to encourage them to take measures to make their home and families safer and healthier. [2019-01-18]
• A consultation document on informed substitution within Canada’s chemicals program was published for a consultation period ending on March 18, 2019. [2019-01-16]
• The results of the 2017-2018 Prioritization Exercise, a part of the Approach for the Identification of Risk Assessment Priorities, are now available. [2019-01-14]
• The Draft Screening Assessment for the Pigments and Dyes Group was published for a 60-day public comment period ending on March 6, 2019. [2019-01-05]