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May 13, 2016

CEN Releases Children’s Product Standards

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has released the following standards: Reference and title of the standard(and reference document) First publication in Official Journal…
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May 13, 2016

EC Consults on Proposed Restrictions on Peanut Oil, Hydrolyzed Wheat Proteins

The European Commission (EC) is consulting on its proposed restriction of peanut oil and hydrolyzed wheat proteins in cosmetic products. The proposed modifications to Annex III of the…
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May 13, 2016

Europe Amends KPCS for International Trade of Rough Diamonds

The European Commission (EC) has issued Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/557 Amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 Implementing the Kimberley Process Certification…
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May 13, 2016

Europe Releases Standard and Extends Validity of Implementing Decision on Child Safety Requirements

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) released EN 13869:2016 Lighters - Child Safety Requirements for Lighters - Safety Requirements and Test Methods. The standard provides…
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May 13, 2016

European Union Authorizes Use of E 960 Sweetener

The European Commission (EC) has issued Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/479 Amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the…
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May 13, 2016

European Union Proposes Aniline Limits for Toys

The European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardization AISBL (ANEC) has published a position paper that calls for an aniline limit for toys intended…
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May 13, 2016

European Union Publishes Latest Toy Material Ingestion Limits

The European Commission's (EC) Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) has released its final scientific opinion regarding the appropriateness of current estimates of…
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May 13, 2016

European Union Releases Standard on Sensory Analysis for Food Products

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has released EN ISO 13299:2016 Sensory Analysis - Methodology - General Guidance for Establishing a Sensory Profile (ISO 13299:2016), which…
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May 13, 2016

France Consults on Toy Safety and Playground Equipment Standards

The Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR), has opened for public consultation the following standards for toys and juvenile products: PR NF EN 71-1 / A1 – Safety of Toys: Part 1:…
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May 13, 2016

France Seeks Comments on Children’s Textile Standards

The Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR), opened a public consultation on the following standards for children’s textiles: PR NF EN 16780 – Textiles Childcare Articles – Safety…
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May 13, 2016

Korea Finishes Round 3 of LR Elections for PECs

South Korea’s task force for The Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) has finished its third round of lead registrants (LR) for priority existing chemical…
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May 13, 2016

Portugal Publishes, Cancels Standards on Textiles

The Insituto Português da Qualidade (IPQ) has announced the publication and cancellation of several standards intended for textiles and included in the latest monthly publication of IPQ's…
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May 13, 2016

Portugal Releases Children’s Sleepwear Standard

The Insituto Português da Qualidade (IPQ) has announced the publication of NP EN 14878: 2009 / AC: 2016 Textiles – Burning Behaviour of Children’s Nightwear – Specification. Published on…
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May 13, 2016

SCCS Consults on Phenoxyethanol Use in Cosmetics

The European Commission's (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has concluded that phenoxyethanol is safe for use in cosmetic products at a maximum concentration of 1.0%. The…
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May 13, 2016

U.S. District of Columbia Enacts Carcinogenic Flame Retardant Prohibition Amendment Act of 2016

Beginning January 1, 2018, no person or legal entity shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute any children's product or residential upholstered furniture in Washington, D.C.,…
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May 11, 2016

UL Certifies First Hoverboard to UL 2272 Standard

Ninebot achieves new safety certification for electrical system in self-balancing scooter NORTHBROOK,Ill., May 10, 2016—UL,a global safety science organization, today announced that it has…
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May 11, 2016

UL PDE Participates in US-German Standards Panel

Pamela Gwynn, UL Principal Engineer for Medical and Home Healthcare Equipment, presented at the 2016 US-German Standards Panel on “Innovation in the Medical Device Sector”, co-hosted by the…
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May 11, 2016

‘All That Glitters Is Not Gold’ — UL Experts Test for Jewelry Fakes

In Maricopa County, Arizona, a crime ring purchased large quantities of stainless steel bracelets and necklaces, stamped the jewelry with 14k and 18k marks, and then sold them for up to …
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May 10, 2016

UL Opens New Facility in Vietnam

UL has opened a new facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam to meet the growing demand for regional quality assurance services for textiles, apparel, footwear and toys.   UL Consumer…
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May 6, 2016

UL continues to Lead in the Issuing of IECEE CB Certificates in MED and MEAS Categories

We are excited to announce that in 2015, UL remained the top global issuer of IECEE CB Scheme certificates for the MED and MEAS categories. As an IECEE National Certification Body (NCB)…

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