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Jan 24, 2014

Iowa Implements New Food Safety Standards for 2014

The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA) has adopted new food safety standards for food establishments, which will focus on making Iowa’s food regulations consistent with…
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Jan 24, 2014

ISO Releases New version of ISO/TS 22003

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a new version of ISO/TS 22003, which will change certification bodies that serves the food industry and will also help…
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Jan 24, 2014

Jewellers Association of Australia Urges Suppliers to Register Under PPSR

The Jewellers Association of Australia (JAA) is continuing their efforts to raise awareness to the jewelry industry of The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR), which was introduced…
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Jan 24, 2014

New Chemical Listing as “Known to Cause Cancer” Under Proposition 65

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment of California (OEHHA) is adding emissions from high-temperature unrefined rapeseed oil to the list of chemicals known to cause cancer…
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Jan 24, 2014

New DNA Technology Developed to Identify Textile Materials

A new proprietary technology called SigNature T has been announced by the Applied DNA Sciences that can identify textile materials. This technology is a DNA-based security platform…
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Jan 24, 2014

Norway Bans Use of PFOA in Consumer Products

The Environmental Agency of Norway has published the Regulation FOR-2013-05-27-550, which bans the use of Perflurooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts and esters in textiles and other…
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Jan 24, 2014

Shanghai Adjusts Cosmetics Production Supervision

The Shanghai Food and Drug Administration of China has announced new adjustments for the cosmetics industry for receiving a license for cosmetics production. According to the policy, the…
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Jan 24, 2014

U.S. CBP Recognizes ISO 20871 to Test Footwear with Textile Outsoles

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has determined that ISO 20871 would be used to assess the characteristics of textile material attached to outer soles. Some issues regarding…
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Jan 24, 2014

U.S. CPSC Publishes New Safety Standard for Durable Infant or Toddler Products

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new safety standard concerning the improvement of the safety of for durable infant or toddler products including infant…
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Jan 24, 2014

U.S. FDA Proposes New Food Defense Rule under FSMA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed a defense rule that will require the largest food businesses in the U.S. and abroad to take steps to prevent facilities from being the…
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Jan 24, 2014

U.S. FDA Updates Food Code with 2013 Edition

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated and released the Food Code 2013 to replace Food Code 2009 and the 2011 supplement. The Food Code is a model guide safeguarding…
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Jan 24, 2014

U.S. Introduces Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement Act

The U.S. Senate has introduced the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement (UPDATE) Act, which would make U.S. travel goods…
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Jan 24, 2014

U.S. Senator Calls for Federal Action to Ban Phthalates in Children’s Products

A new legislation will be introduced by U.S. Senator Kirstin Gillibrand in an effort to permanently ban six phthalates in all children’s products. Phthalates are chemicals being linked to…
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Jan 24, 2014

ZDHC Releases Framework for Prioritizing Hazardous Chemicals in Textiles

The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Joint Roadmap has released a framework for prioritizing hazardous chemicals found in textiles, which acknowledges the need to evaluate…
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Jan 16, 2014

UL Offers New Sunglass Testing Service Complying with EN ISO 12312-1

On February 28, 2014, EN ISO 12312-1:2012 will replace EN 1836:2005+A1:2007. ISO 12312-1:2012 is applicable to all afocal (plano power) sunglasses and clip-ons for general use, including…
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Jan 3, 2014

UL VS United Kingdom Ltd. Receives ISO 17020 Inspections Accreditation

Details UL VS United Kingdom Ltd. has received UKAS accreditation for ISO 17020 Inspections maintaining our Notified Body status for EU Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC) and Low Voltage…
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Dec 23, 2013

Cosmetics Europe Calls for the Use of MIT to be Discontinued

Details The European cosmetics trade association, Cosmetics Europe, following discussions with the European Society of Contact Dermatitis (ESCD), recommends that the use of…
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Dec 19, 2013

FDA Proposes Ban on Antibacterial Soaps

Details The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule to ban certain ingredients in antibacterial soaps, thereby amending the 1994 tentative final monograph or…
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Dec 18, 2013

Canada Announces New Penalties for Meat Safety Violations

The Government of Canada has announced the introduction of new penalties for businesses that fail to abide by the Canadian meat safety requirements. The increased fines, known as…
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Dec 18, 2013

CEH Identifies Harmful Flame Retardant Chemicals in Children’s Furniture

The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) has composed a report identifying harmful flame retardant chemicals found during recent tests of children's furniture. The CEH report, entitled …

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