Pursuant to section 96B(3) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 ("the Act"), the Environmental Risk Management Authority New Zealand ("ERMA
New Zealand") gives notice that two group standards
are amended.
N o t i c e
1. Title-(1) This notice is the Dental Products Group Standard (Amendment) Notice 2011 and is part of the principal notice.
(2) In this notice, "principal notice" means the Hazardous Substances (Group Standards) Notice 2006 (Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 30 June 2006, No. 74, page 1889).
2. Commencement-The amendments referred to in this notice come into force 24 months after the date of their notification in the New Zealand Gazette.
3. Amendments to Group Standards-(1) This notice amends the Dental Products (Oxidising, [5.1.1]) Group Standard 2006 and the Dental Products (Subsidiary Hazard) Group Standard 2006 referred to in Part 12 of the principal notice at page 2077.
(2) This notice amends the Group Standards in respect of tooth-whitening products and oral hygiene products containing or releasing hydrogen peroxide by:
(a) requiring the provision of precautionary statements on labels and accompanying information;
(b) placing restrictions on the sale of tooth-whiteners containing hydrogen peroxide; and
(c) placing restrictions on the commercial application procedures of tooth-whiteners containing hydrogen peroxide.
(3) The changes to the Dental Products (Oxidising, [5.1.1]) Group Standard 2006 include a change to the scope of the group standard (to add skin corrosive, HSNO class 8.2 when it results from hydrogen peroxide).
4. Availability-The full original group standards and amended group standards as well as Schedules and any information incorporated by reference may be:
(a) inspected free of charge during normal business hours at the ERMA New Zealand office; or
(b) purchased from ERMA New Zealand; or
(c) viewed at www.ermanz.govt.nz
ERMA New Zealand Contact Details
BP House, 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington 6011, or
PO Box 131, Wellington 6140. Telephone: (04) 916 2426. Facsimile: (04) 914 0433. Email: info@ermanz.govt.nz
Dated at Wellington this 30th day of June 2011.
DR VALERIE ORCHARD, for and on behalf of the Environmental Risk Management Authority.