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Brazilian Regulatory Agencies Consider Cadmium Limits for Jewelry

Four government regulatory agencies in Brazil are exploring the possibility of establishing a regulation that would set limits on cadmium found in jewelry. The decision to create the…

ECHA Adds Three Substances to SVHC Intentions

Five substances have been notified to the Registry of Intention to the European Chemicals Agency. Denmark has headed the dossier sent to ECHA. Source

UL Shanghai Laboratory Relocates to New State-of-the-Art Facility

UL Consumer Products has relocated its laboratory to a new facility in Shanghai, one of the most prosperous cities in China. The new lab specializes in consumer products’ testing from…

BfR Recommends Restriction on Use of Vitamin A in Cosmetic Products

The Bundesinstitut fur Risikobewertung (BfR) is recommending for the restriction of Vitamin A in use for cosmetic products especially for faces and hand care. According to the group,…

California Department of Public Health Launch Online Safe Cosmetics Program

California state public health officials have launched an online cosmetic database which provides suspected harmful chemicals found in a certain cosmetics products. The online database…

CEN Mandates to Standardize Permanently Installed Outdoor Fitness Equipment

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is developing a new standard (prEN 16630:2013) which specifies the general requirements for the production, installation, inspection and…

China Amends New Cosmetic Ingredient Registration Management Rules

The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) has published an amendment for new cosmetic ingredient registration management rules, where major changes include a four-year protection period…

China Releases draft on the Regulations on Safety Evaluation of Disinfection Products

The National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) has released a draft on the Regulations on Safety Evaluation of Disinfection Products, which shows a set of detailed requirements…

CPSC Drafts Final Rule on Safety Standards for Carriages and Strollers

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released the draft of the final rule pertaining to the safety standards for carriages and strollers. The rule would become effective…

CPSC Issues New Federal Safety Standard for Infant Bedside Sleepers

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a federal mandatory standard aimed to improve the safety of bedside sleepers. The new rule incorporates by reference the…

EFSA Opens Public Consultation on Limiting BPA Exposure Limit

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) under the Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) is inviting the public for consultation the draft opinion…

FDA Proposes Rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing that shippers, receivers, and carriers who are transporting human and animal food by motor or rail vehicles take appropriate…

Korea Releases Safety Standards of Cosmetics Products

The Republic of Korea has released the regulation on the safety standards of cosmetics and others. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety aims to establish a rationale for the regulation. …

Maine’s New GMO Food Labeling Requirement

The State of Maine enacted a law requiring the labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMO). The bill requires that genetically engineered food being sold in retail must…

New California Law Requires Gloves for Contact with Ready-to-Eat Foods

The State of California passed a law revising the Retail Food Code, which now prohibits food establishments from bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, beginning on Jan. 1, 2014. The…

NY State Legislature Considering Four Laws Restricting BPA in Children’s Products

The State Assembly of New York is proposing four additional regulations that will expand the legislative restrictions over the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in several consumer products…

OEHHA Lists Trichloroethylene under Proposition 65

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has listed Trichloroethylene as a chemical known to cause reproductive toxicity. The listing took place on January 31, 2014 and,…

OEHHA Proposes Clarifications to the Listing Mechanism of Proposition 65

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposed adding a section to the controlling regulations that would provide clarity and transparency to the criteria and…

U.S. FDA Releases 2013 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the 2013 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards), to help promote the improvement of…

UL Consumer Products Laboratory Expands Home Playground Equipment Testing Capabilities

UL’s Enfield, CT Consumer Products laboratory now offers expanded home playground equipment testing capabilities. In addition to ASTM F963 and other EN 71 testing, UL now offers testing to…

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