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Health Canada Releases Drawstrings Warning for Children’s Upper Outerwear

Health Canada has notified manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of children’s upper outerwear that specific children’s textile products can pose a danger to children. The…

MIIT Approves Modification to Textile Standards for China

New Jersey Publishes Bill to Prohibit Cosmetic Products Containing Plastic Microbeads

The State of New Jersey has announced the unanimous approval of Assembly Bill 3083 by both Houses. The bill prohibits the manufacture, sale or promotion of cosmetic products containing…

New Labeling Requirement in California for Products Containing DINP

Under California’s Proposition 65, manufacturers of consumer products sold in California will be required to include a warning label on items containing any measurable amount of diisononyl…

U.S. EPA Proposes Significant New Rule for Nonylphenols

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a significant new use rule (SNUR) for 15 related chemical substances commonly known as nonylphenols (NP) and nonylphenol…

Vermont Releases Draft GMO Labeling Rules

Vermont has released a draft of rules to govern the state's first-in-the-nation law to require the labeling of food made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The nine pages of rules…

Study Proves the Influence of Green Product Claims on Purchase Intent and Brand Perception

UL Environment Issues Under the Lens: Claiming Green Marietta, GA November 17, 2014 – UL Environment, a division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories) Supply Chain & Sustainability,…

FDA extends EMC standard transition date to April 1, 2017

FDA recently announced an extension to the transition date for the Medical EMC standard ANSI/AAMI/IEC 60601-1-2 to  April 1 2017.  The official notice is at: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov…

UL's Responsible Sourcing Global Risk Index

Now Available For Purchase We’re pleased to announce the release of UL’s annual Responsible Sourcing Global Risk Index. UL’s Responsible Sourcing group publishes the annual Global Risk…

UL Announces GREENGUARD Gold Certification for RH Baby & Child Furniture

Retailers and Customers See Benefits of Certification for Healthier, More Sustainable Products Northbrook, IL November 3, 2014 – UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science…

Botswana Forms New Textile and Clothing Association BTCA

The Botswana Textile and Clothing Association (BTCA) has been formed by the textile and clothing businesses in Gaborone, in the Southern African country of Botswana to promote the…

California Issues New Grading and Labeling Standards for Olive Oil Produced Locally

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has approved grading and labeling standards for California olive oil, which took effect on September 26, 2014. The standards will set…

EC Announces Adoption of Improved Cosmetics Safety Concerning Preservatives

The European Commission (EC) has adopted two measures restricting the use of three preservatives in cosmetic products to strengthen the protection of consumers, in particular babies and…

EC Draft Amendment Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 for Food Flavoring Substances

The European Commission (EC) has proposed an amendment to Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council in regards to the removal of certain food…

EC Draft Amendment to Annex XVII Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 for Articles Placed in Mouth by Children

The European Commission (EC) has proposed an amendment of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation,…

EC Drafts Commission Regulation Rejecting Health Claims Made on Foods

The European Commission (EC) has drafted a Commission Regulation that refuses to authorize certain health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk…

ECHA Proposes a Restriction on DecaBDE, Flame Retardant Used in Textiles and Plastics

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is proposing a restriction on the manufacturing, use and placing on the market of bis(pentabromophenyl) ether (decaBDE) and of mixtures and articles…

ETAD Releases Updated Guide on Dye Impurities

The Ecological and Toxicological Association of Dyes and Organic Pigments Manufacturers (ETAD) have published an updated guide to threshold limits on organic impurities in dyes. The…

Legislation Proposed to Ban Flame Retardants in Children’s Products

The Council of the District of Columbia has introduced the Carcinogenic Flame Retardant Prohibition Amendment Act of 2014 (B20-0971), a bill which, beginning July 1, 2015, would prohibit…

Maine DEP Reminds Manufacturers of Deadline for Chemical Reporting for Children’s Products

Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has reminded manufacturers to report to the Maine DEP regarding the use of cadmium, arsenic, and mercury in certain categories of…