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South Africa Consolidates Leather Standards

The South Africa Bureau of Standards (SABS) has consolidated the following standards for leather: SANS 699 (2016): Side Upper Leather - requirements for chrome-tanned bovine leather with…

Jun 17, 2016

Sweden Releases Child Safety Standard for Lighters

The Swedish Standards Institute (SIS) has released SS-EN 13869:2016 Lighters - Child Safety Requirements for Lighters - Safety Requirements and Test Methods. The standard does not cover…

Jun 17, 2016

Sweden Releases Paints and Varnishes Standards

The Swedish Standards Institute (SIS) has released a two-part standard, regarding the determination of resistance to abrasion of paints and varnishes: Part 1: Method with Abrasive-Paper…

Jun 17, 2016

Sweden Releases Textile Standards

The Swedish Standards Institute (SIS) has released a two-part textile standard, regarding the quantitative analysis of cashmere, wool, other specialty animal fibers and their blends: Part…

Jun 17, 2016

United Kingdom Publishes Standard for Electrically Conductive Textiles

The British Standards Institute (BSI) has published BS EN 16812:2016 Textiles and Textile Products. Electrically Conductive Textiles. Determination of the Linear Electrical Resistance of…

Jun 17, 2016

United States Finalizes Labeling Guidance for Evaporated Cane Juice

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized the Guidance for Industry: Ingredients Declared as Evaporated Cane Juice. The document stipulates that the term “evaporated cane…

Jun 17, 2016

United States Issues Draft Guidance Regarding Qualified Facilities under Food Safety Modernization Act

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft guidance document to assist qualified facilities with hazard analysis and risk-based preventive control compliance. The draft…

Jun 17, 2016

United States Issues Final Rule for Conventional Food and Dietary Supplements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Food Labeling: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels, a final rule amending its labeling regulations for conventional…

Jun 17, 2016

United States Moves Publication Date of the Final Rule for Labeling of Generic Drugs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved the publication date of the Final Rule intended for the Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and…

Jun 17, 2016

United States Releases 5th Annual Food Registry Data

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its 5th Annual Reportable Food Registry (RFR) report. The RFR is a tool that provides early warning about potential public health risks…

Jun 17, 2016

United States Releases Away-from-Home Foods Labeling Guidance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published A Labeling Guide for Restaurants and Retail Establishments Selling Away-From-Home Foods—Part II (Menu Labeling Requirements in…

Jun 17, 2016

United States Releases Food Defense Regulation

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule, Mitigation Strategies To Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration, requiring domestic and foreign food facilities…

Jun 17, 2016

United States Updates Nutrition Facts Label

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized the new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods. The updated label reflects new scientific information, including the link…

Jun 17, 2016

Vietnam Publishes Cosmetic Substances Regulation

The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) has promulgated 6959/QLD-MP, which regulates the manufacture of cosmetics. Specifically, it regulates the use of these two substances as follows: …

Jun 17, 2016

UL Fish Speciation Testing,UL Fish Speciation Testing

From radarange to modern day microwaves

The first microwave was introduced at the end of World War II with the invention of radar technology. “Radarange” was first sold in 1946 but it was too large and too expensive for the…

Jun 14, 2016

UL Receives Listing For Gas-Fired Equipment Field Evaluation Services In Alberta

UL is now listed on the Alberta STANDATA and authorized to deliver Field Evaluation services in Alberta for gas-fired equipment in the Oil and Gas sector Toronto, ON, June 8, 2016 — UL, a…

Jun 13, 2016

CPSC Publishes Revised Final Rules for Carriages and Strollers

Details The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has proposed final rules intended to improve the safety of carriages and strollers. Published in the Federal Register on June 9,…

Jun 10, 2016

Tom Chapin, PhD, Vice President, Research and Corporate Fellow

Research and the Exploration of the Unknown

Tom Chapin investigates the behavior of materials.

Jun 6, 2016

More time to wait until the EU MDR and IVDR are ready

The European Council has reached a political agreement on the proposed/draft Medical Devices and IVD Regulations. The press release, issued May 25th, 2016 marks the end of the wait of the…

Jun 1, 2016

National Electrical Safety Month provides a good reminder about the dangers of electrical arcing and what can be done to reduce incidents., National Electrical Safety Month provides a good reminder about the dangers of electrical arcing and what can be done to reduce incidents.

The Fault Lies Not in Our Stars but in Our Walls – UL Highlights Standards for Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters

According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, an estimated 51,000 home electrical fires occur each year, resulting in nearly 500 deaths, 1,400 injuries and $1.3 billion in…

Jun 1, 2016