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Jun 16, 2015

INMETRO Releases Ordinance for Regulation Baby Dummies

The Brazil-based National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) has released Ordinance Nº. 241 on May 18, 2015, establishing rules that prohibit the manufacture, import…

Jun 16, 2015

Italy Notifies EC of Revising Testing Conditions for Stainless Steel Dining Cutting Implements and Objects in Contact with Water

Italian Ministry of Health’s has notified the European Commission of its intention to revise Health Ministry decree of 21 March 1973 on "Hygiene rules for packaging, containers and utensils…

Jun 16, 2015

MFDS Issues Revision on Food Standards and Specifications

The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has issued a set of amendments for food standards and specifications. The main revisions presented in the draft include: Requirements…

Jun 16, 2015

Minnesota Governor Signs Bill on Flame-Retardants Chemicals in Children’s Products and Furniture

Governor Mark Dayton has signed Minnesota Senate Bill 1215 banning manufacturers or wholesalers from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale, or distributing for…

Jun 16, 2015

MoT Issues Draft Order for Food Contact Materials with Certain Chemicals

The Tunisia Ministry of Trade (MoT) has issued draft copy to the Order of the Ministers of Trade; Health; Industry, Energy and Mining; and Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries…

Jun 16, 2015

New York Introduces Bill Prohibiting the Sale of Jewelry with Small Magnets

The State of New York has introduced Senate Bill 5552 prohibiting the sale of jewelry containing small magnets, meant to mimic a tongue, lip or nose piercing. The bill also requires…

Jun 16, 2015

NHFPC Releases National Food Safety Standard for Food Contact Materials

The National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) released a draft of the National Food Safety Standard: General Safety Requirements of Food…

Jun 16, 2015

SCCS Concludes Safety of D5 in Cosmetic Products

The European Commission's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has released its opinion on the use of cyclopentasiloxane (D5) in cosmetic products, concluding that it is safe,…

Jun 16, 2015

Taiwan Revises Food Utensils, Containers and Packaging Testing Methods

The Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare has revised the “Methods of Test for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages – Test of Glass, Porcelain and Enameled Products” (MOHWU0009.02). This…

Jun 16, 2015

US Senator Proposes Legislation on the Mandatory Recall Authority over Contaminated Meat and Poultry

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has proposed the Meat and Poultry Recall Notification Act, giving the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) authority to recall contaminated meat and…

Jun 16, 2015

USDA Announces Development of New GMO-Free Foods Certification and Label

US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the development of new certification and labeling of products that are free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). A…

Jun 16, 2015

Westchester County Approves Toxic Toy Ban Legislation

The Westchester County New York Board of Legislators has unanimously approved the Children’s Product Safety Act introduced by Majority Leader Catherine Borgia, which was signed by the…

Jun 16, 2015

White House Issues Regulatory Plan for Spring 2015

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) include: Preventive controls for human food and preventive controls for animal food to be finalized…

Jun 15, 2015

Building a Culture of Prevention: The Employee’s Role

In the global marketplace, employees today are under intense pressure to produce high-quality work products at an ever faster pace. Simultaneously, the U.S. workforce is getting older and…

Jun 15, 2015

ECHA Updates REACH SVHC Candidate List with Two New Substances

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added two new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Candidate List for Authorization, bringing the total to 163 substances. As foreseen by…

Jun 10, 2015

2015 UL Wire & Cable International Conference and Trade Show Successfully Held in China May 28-30

NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 10, 2015 – UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a safety science organization, brought together global members of the wire and cable industry to Dongguan, China, for UL’s…

Jun 9, 2015

UL AMCC Opens Registration for Initial Course

UL’s Additive Manufacturing Competency Center (AMCC) has opened registration for its initial course, Advanced Training on Metal Part Production. The course is the first of what will be a…

Jun 8, 2015

CHINA PUBLISHES NATIONAL COMPULSORY STANDARD FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN’S TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTS

DETAILS China's first national compulsory standard GB 31701-2015 “The Safety Technical Code for Infants and Children Textile Products,” was published on May 26, 2015 and will be in effect…

Jun 8, 2015

Ed Tackett tapped to lead UL AMCC

The leader of the soon-to-open UL Additive Manufacturing Competency Center (AMCC) on the University of Louisville’s (UofL) Belknap Campus is a well-recognized educator in the additive…

Jun 8, 2015

UL Environment Launches New Sustainability Consulting Services

Advisory Services team helps brands take charge of their sustainability strategies to lead in the market UL Environment, a business division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), today…