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Chemistry World June 28, 2013 Helen Potter	Ionic liquid formulation improves herbicide Scientists in Poland and the US have reformulated the herbicide dicamba to reduce its environmental impact.
Chemistry World June 5, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Industry reaches registration deadline The European Chemicals Agency received information on nearly 3000 chemicals that are produced or imported into the EU on scales between 100 and 1000 tons per year, as part of the Reach (registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals) program.
Chemistry World June 5, 2013 Laura Howes	Uproar over chemical exposure advice for pregnant women A report by the UK's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists designed for health professionals, has attracted a large amount of media interest for suggesting that pregnant women avoid new furniture, paint fumes and food from cans and plastic containers.
Chemistry World June 4, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Senator behind US chemical reform effort dies US Senator Frank Lautenberg -- the driving force behind efforts to reform the country's outdated chemical laws -- has died.
Chemistry World May 31, 2013 Ned Stafford	Another pesticide linked to honeybee deaths Global chemicals giant BASF is disputing a new assessment from the European Food Safety Authority warning that the insecticide fipronil poses a major risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize.
Chemistry World May 30, 2013 Peng Tian	Blast kills 33 at Chinese explosives plant China's safety body has confirmed that a blast at an explosives factory has killed 33 people and injured another 19. No further information has been released to the public about the blast, which occurred on 20 May in Zhangqiu in Shandong province.
Chemistry World May 30, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Industry applauds US chemical reform bill The US chemical industry is backing bipartisan legislation that would reform the law that controls chemical sales in the US for the first time since its enactment in 1976. But environmental groups do not share the enthusiasm.
Chemistry World May 22, 2013 Rebecca Trager	US Supreme Court rules in favour of Monsanto The Supreme Court justices upheld a lower court's ruling that a farmer, Vernon Bowman, violated Monsanto's intellectual property rights by regrowing second-generation seeds.
Chemistry World May 9, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Carbon nanotubes not commercially viable for Bayer Large-scale commercialization of carbon nanotubes is off the radar at Bayer MaterialScience. The company is shutting down its Baytubes pilot plant.
Chemistry World May 7, 2013 Rebecca Trager	US moves in different direction on pesticides As the EU introduces a two-year moratorium on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides over concerns that they are decimating bee populations, the US government appears headed in a different direction.
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