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May 5, 2015

UL Warns of Unauthorized UL Mark on Solenoid-type Oscillating Water Pump (Release No. 15PN-05)

NORTHBROOK, Ill. – May 5, 2015: The following is a notification from UL that the solenoid-type oscillating water pump identified below bears an…

May 4, 2015

EN 62368-1:2014 now included in the European Union Official Journal for the Low Voltage Directive (LVD)

On April 17, 2015 the updated list of standards associated with the Low Voltage Directive (2006/95/EC) was published in the EU Official Journal (OJ). Included in the latest OJ was…

May 4, 2015

UL Webinar Recording: The UL & NPA Partnership: How Does it Benefit your Business?

You may have heard about NPA partnering with UL, but what does that mean for your business and the industry? This webinar originally aired on April 30, 2015 and offers insight into the…

May 1, 2015

UL to Open California Facility for Testing of Lighting Products

BREA, Calif., May 1, 2015 — UL, a global safety science organization, announced plans for the July 2015 opening of a new 19,000-square-foot laboratory located in Brea, Calif. The state-of…

Apr 23, 2015

Executive Interview: Simin Zhou speaks with Manufacturing Engineering

Simin Zhou, Vice President of UL’s Digital Manufacturing Technologies team recently spoke with Bill Koenig, Senior Editor at Manufacturing Engineering. Simin and Bill discussed if a company…

Apr 22, 2015

California DTSC Publishes Final Safer Consumer Product Regulation Priority Product Work Plan

Launched in 2007, California’s Green Chemistry Initiative included six policy recommendations to reduce public and environmental exposure to hazardous chemicals. The Safer Consumer Products…

Apr 21, 2015

UL Environment joins ASID in commitment to Clinton Global Initiative

UL Environment joins 12 other organizations in engaging with the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) in its 2014 Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) Commitment to…

Apr 20, 2015

BPC Issues 12 Approvals for 4 Substances and 1 Non-Approval

The Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has issued 12 active substances for approvals, and 1 non-approval. The following are approved: Substance …

Apr 20, 2015

BSMI Issues Announcement for Legal Inspection of Toys Commodities

The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) of Taiwan has issued an Announcement for Legal Inspection of Toys Commodities which addresses the publication of the revised version…

Apr 20, 2015

CAA Announces New Food Labeling Regulation

The Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of Japan announced a new food labeling regulation, requiring mandatory labeling of nutritional information on the packaging. The nutritional information…

Apr 20, 2015

California Introduces Bill Requiring the Disclosure of Toxic Chemicals in Juvenile Products

The State of California has introduced CA SB 763: Juvenile products: flame retardant chemicals that would require the disclosure of toxic chemicals in juvenile products. The bill’s…

Apr 20, 2015

California Issues Bill to Disclose Ingredients of “Chemically Formulated Consumer Product”

The State of California has introduced Assembly Bill 708 that will require the disclosure of all ingredients used in a “chemically formulated consumer product.” The legislation is prompted…

Apr 20, 2015

CPSC Reviews Flammability of Mattress Sets Standard

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is currently reviewing the Standard for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets (Mattress Standard) as set forth in 16 CFR Part…

Apr 20, 2015

EC Consults on Cosmetic Ingredients

The European Commission (EC) has consulted the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) regarding the safe use of the following cosmetic ingredients: Tetrahydropyranyloxy Phenol …

Apr 20, 2015

EC Issues Draft Commission Regulations for Health Claims Made on Food

The European Commission has issued two draft commission regulations aiming to reject certain health claims made on food in relation to children’s development and health and that are not…

Apr 20, 2015

EC Requests Data on Nano Cosmetic Ingredients

The European Commission (EC) has requested comments on the following nano cosmetic ingredients: Nano colloidal silver Nano styrene/acrylates copolymer Nano sodium styrene/acrylates…

Apr 20, 2015

Egypt Notifies WTO on the Ministerial Decree for the Safety Requirements of Toys

On March 5, 2015, the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS) has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the issuance of Ministerial Decree No. 134/2014…

Apr 20, 2015

Environment Canada Publishes New SNAc Provisions on a Substance

Environment Canada has officially published the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) 1999 Significant New Activity (SNAc) Notice No. 17909 regarding the substance 9-decenamide, N,N…

Apr 20, 2015

EOS Releases Egyptian Standard for Care Labeling of Textiles

The Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS) has released Standard ES 1405/2014 "Care Labelling Code Using Symbols," and mandated by Ministerial Decree no. 423/2005 for…

Apr 20, 2015

EPA Releases New Safer Choice Label for Household Products

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its new “Safer Choice” label for household chemicals, that will replace the EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) labeling. The…