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OEHHA Adds Teriparatide and CMNP to Proposition 65 List of Chemicals

UNITED STATES - The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has listed two chemicals as known to the state to cause cancer. The details of the listing are: …

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Surge in Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Sources Tests the Limits of Older Grid Systems

California and Hawaii are taking advantage of renewable resources, such as sun, wind and water, to power their states. California’s utilities received 20 percent of their electricity from…

UL Continues Global Expansion of Toys Services in Brazil

UL Brazil is now a Product Certification Body accredited by CGCRE (Coordenação Geral de Acreditação de Laboratórios). This brings the testing scope to 50 accreditations and the capability…

UL Partners With IGS for Toy Safety in Indonesia

Details UL Consumer Products has signed a partnership agreement with Integrita Global Sertifikat (IGS) to help deliver quality assurance services to UL clients manufacturing and marketing…

UL and Advanced Furniture Testing Provide US Performance, Durability Testing

Companies Form Strategic Relationship to Provide Furniture Manufacturers Performance, Durability Testing, and Expand UL Mark Certification Services Northbrook, IL Feb. 5, 2014 – UL and…

UL and Standard-Tech Establish Preferred Partnership to Provide UL Safety Certification for Furniture in China

UL, a global safety science leader, announced today that it has established a preferred partnership with Standard-Tech to provide manufacturers with the ability to test to UL Safety…

UL is Official Provider of NSF/ANSI 336 Certification for Sustainability in Contract Furnishings Fabric

UL certifies first products by Glen Raven to new standard Northbrook, IL April 17, 2014 – UL, a global safety science leader, announced today it is an official certifier to NSF/ANSI 336,…

"Interoperability: 4 Keys to Safe Successful Wearable Technology Use" by UL's Anura Fernando featured on MDTMag.com

By: Anura Fernando, Principal Engineer, UL Medical Software and Systems Interoperability In the first article in this series, I covered one of three primary risks, physical harm, that…

201405 - ENERGY STAR Updates

1. On 5/5, the EPA shared that planning is well underway for the 2014 ENERGY STAR Products Partner Meeting, which will be held October 27-29, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. UL will be present…

201408 - Energy Efficiency Update

EPA: 1. On 6/23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to share a final draft of changes to the Version 6.0 ENERGY STAR Computer specification that adds slates/tablets…

201409 – Energy Efficiency Update

EPA : On 8/4, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) welcomes your input on the Draft 1 Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR® Large Network Equipment (LNE) specification, as well as the Draft…

201410 - Energy Efficiency Update

EPA: On August 12th, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Version 6.1 ENERGY STAR Computer Program Requirements. The Version 6.1 requirements took…

201412 – Energy Efficiency Update

EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency): 1. In response to questions on testing requirements for re-certification of set-top boxes to the Version 4.1 specification, the EPA has released…

201502 – Energy Efficiency Update

EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) The EPA released the ENERGY STAR® Televisions Version 7.0 Final Specification on December 30, 2014. As of this date, partners may choose to have…

201503 - Energy Efficiency Update

ENERGY STAR® Monthly Update Has your certified product been removed from the ENERGY STAR website? A: On March 4, a notification was sent out by the EPA stating that the EPA has removed a…

201507 – Energy Efficiency Update

The British Columbia (B.C.), Canada's Ministry of Energy and Mines published the Energy Efficiency Act (EEA) Standards for Small Battery Charging Systems on Feb. 20, 2015. The effective…

3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Equipment Compliance Guideline

UL is playing a leading role in the additive manufacturing arena (also known as 3D printing) with the introduction of an Equipment Compliance Guideline resource for 3D printing equipment. …

A12:2015 Amends BS EN 62115: 2005; Safety of Electric Toys

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has published BS EN 62115: 2005 +A12:2015, updating the following safety requirements for electric toys. Clarification of acceptable independent…

AAFA and CCCT Sign Textile and Apparel Partnership

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles and Apparel (CCCT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),…

AAFA Implements Updated International Trade Policy for Apparel and Textiles

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) implemented an updated international trade policy to support AAFA's ambitious legislative agenda and guide day-to-day advocacy efforts…

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