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Dec 17, 2015

CEN Publishes Standard for Textile Floor Coverings

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has published a standard dedicated to textile floor coverings, providing two methods for the evaluation of impregnations or…

Dec 17, 2015

CEN Publishes Standards for Cosmetic Products

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has published the following standards for cosmetic products, approved for ratification. Standard ICS Reference…

Dec 17, 2015

China Issues National Standard for Electric Toys

CHINA - The Standardization Administration of China (SAC) has issued the National Standard of the P.R.C. Safety of Electric Toys, defining electric toys as any product or material designed…

Dec 17, 2015

CPSC Consults Public on the Requirements Released for Electrically Operated Toys and Children’s Articles

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is consulting the public on the release of a notice pertaining to the requirements released under 16 CFR part 1505 for…

Dec 17, 2015

CPSC Issues Notice for the Flammability Standards for Children’s Sleepwear

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a notice to collect more information associated with the Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear:…

Dec 17, 2015

CPSC Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Safety Standard for High Chairs

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the safety standard for high chairs incorporating by reference ASTM F404…

Dec 17, 2015

EC Considers Regulating BPA in Food Packaging

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Commission (EC) is considering proposed regulation on bisphenol A (BPA) as created by individual Member State laws and specifying a new specific migration…

Dec 17, 2015

EC Releases Amendments to Toy Safety Directive

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Commission (EC) has released three revisions to the Toy Safety Directive specific to Appendix C of Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC. Revisions are…

Dec 17, 2015

ECHA Consults on Proposed Addition of 11 Substances to Authorisation List

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has opened a public consultation for the draft recommendation to include the following 11 substances to REACH Annex XIV: HHPA and…

Dec 17, 2015

ECHA Publishes Update to Guidance on Requirements for Substances in Articles

Following the judgment of the Court of Justice of 10 September 2015 in case C-106/14, ECHA has now updated its guidance on requirements for substances in articles. This quick update…

Dec 17, 2015

ECHA Updates REACH SVHC Candidate List with Five New Substances

Details The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added five new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Candidate List for Authorization, bringing the total to 168 substances. As…

Dec 17, 2015

FDA and FTC Provide Action to Stop Dangerous Dietary Supplements in the Market

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action to stop the marketing and sale of dangerous dietary supplements,…

Dec 17, 2015

FDA Announces Draft Guidance for OTC Sunscreens

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft guidance for over-the-counter (OTC) sunscreens that specifies the FDA’s opinion regarding the safety and…

Dec 17, 2015

FDA Launches New Web Resource for Sampling Programs for Food Safety

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a new web resource that shares information about sampling programs for food safety and provides information on a more…

Dec 17, 2015

FDA Proposes Rule to Establish ‘Gluten-Free’ Labeling Compliance Requirements for Fermented, Hydrolyzed and Distilled Foods

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule, establishing gluten-free labeling compliance requirements for fermented, hydrolyzed and distilled food…

Dec 17, 2015

FDA Releases Guidance on Fortification of Foods

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a guidance document in response to questions and comments from the food industry, federal agencies and academia…

Dec 17, 2015

General Court Releases Ruling on European Candidate Listing of Acrylamide

EUROPEAN UNION - The European General Court has released its ruling, rejecting arguments expressed by acrylamide suppliers that the substance should not be a substance of very high concern …

Dec 17, 2015

Harmonization of EN60598-1:2015, EN60598-2-20:2015 and EN60598-2-21:2015 to Directive 2006/95/EC

With the Communication 2015/C 300/03 of September 11, 2015 they have been published on the website of the Official Journal of the European Union, the new version of the standards EN 60598-1…

Dec 17, 2015

ISO 1833-4:2006 Quantitative Chemical Analysis for Textiles Reviewed

INTERNATIONAL - The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has reviewed ISO 1833-4:2006 Textiles -- Quantitative chemical analysis -- Part 4: Mixtures of certain protein and…

Dec 17, 2015

ISO Approves Standard for Wool Fiber Determination

INTERNATIONAL - The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved international standard ISO 137:2015 Wool -- Determination of fiber diameter -- Projection microscope…