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Jan 21, 2015

ESMA Announces Implementation of SI Used in Textile Trade (UAE)

The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) replaced foot, inch and yard with metre in the textile trade under the national system of…

Jan 21, 2015

FSA Seeks Comments on the Amendments Made to Food Law Code of Practice Review

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) of England is consulting the public on the release of the proposal to amend the Food Law Code of Practice. The purpose of the amendments is to ensure the…

Jan 21, 2015

GCC Issues List of Notified Bodies for Toys

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Standardization Organization has issued a list of Notified Bodies for testing the safety of toys in compliance of the Toys Safety (BD-131704-01). The…

Jan 21, 2015

Ministry of Environment Sets Limits to Some Hazardous Substances in Toys

The Norwegian Ministry of Environment has announced its adaption of the Regulation amending the Regulation on the safety of toys. It specifically covers the new migration limits for barium,…

Jan 21, 2015

Northern Ireland Amends Food Hygiene Regulations

The government of Northern Ireland has released the amendment copy of the regulation concerning food hygiene. The release of The Food Hygiene (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014…

Jan 21, 2015

SAC Specifies National Standard for Umbrellas

The Standardization Administration of China (SAC) has issued National Standard of the P.R.C., General Safety Specification of Umbrellas. The standard specifies the following as enumerated…

Jan 21, 2015

Sweden’s Proposal for SVHC Labeling of Textiles Rejected by Private Textile Organizations

The Swedish Chemicals Agency (KEMI) has submitted a proposal to label textiles with Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) by revising the scope of the Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the…

Jan 21, 2015

TFDA Issues Public Notice for the Labeling of Infant and Follow-up Formula

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) issued public notice that aims to inform consumers on the proposed labeling of infant and follow-up formula. Public Notice (Food No…

Jan 21, 2015

TIE Releases Guide to EU Toy Safety Requirements

The Toy Industries of Europe (TIE), in collaboration with the European Commission (EC), has released a 35-page guide entitled “Toy Safety in the EU”, to assist manufacturers, importers and…

Jan 21, 2015

UL ICQ in Tunisia Receives New Accreditations

UL ICQ in Tunisia has recently gained a new set of accreditations for textile articles. File number: 2-0060. GB/T 18401 accreditation for textile products for the Chinese market …

Jan 21, 2015

WTO Announces INMETRO’s Notification on Conformity Assessment of Toys

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has announced Brazil’s National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) Ministerial Order No. 489 as of November 4, 2014, a notification…

Jan 15, 2015

UL International Demko Warns of Unauthorized ENEC-15 Mark on LED tubes (14PN-24)

NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Jan. 15, 2015 -- The following is notification from UL to consumers and retailers that the LED tubes identified below bear an…

Jan 14, 2015

UL Introduces Comprehensive Compliance Services for the Wearable Technology Industry

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 14, 2015 -- UL Consumer Technology, a global leader of product safety testing and certification for over 100 years, announced today the launch of a comprehensive…

Jan 13, 2015

FDA Announces Uniform Compliance Date for Food Labeling Regulations

Details On December 1, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published two rules in the Federal Register requiring nutritional labeling for menus and menu boards in chain…

Jan 13, 2015

First Data and UL Collaborate to Simplify EMV™ Adoption for Retailers

ATLANTA and NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Jan. 13, 2015 – First Data, the global leader in payment technology and services solutions, and UL, an industry leader in payment security and compliance,…

Jan 9, 2015

New UL iQ Database for Solid-State Lighting

Sourcing Made Easy Make sourcing of your solid-state lighting components easy with UL’s new iQ Database for Solid-State Lighting: http://iq.ul.com/ssl/ . Building upon an already…

Jan 9, 2015

One Report, Combined UL+IEC Certifications for LED Surface-mounted Luminaires

Made Possible by UL At UL we continue to look at the certification process in order to find solutions that provide a positive experience for our customers, studying solutions to help…

Jan 9, 2015

UL Named Patron Sponsor of International Year of Light

UL is pleased to announce it has been named a Patron Sponsor for the 2015 International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies (IYL), as proclaimed by the The United Nations (UN)…

Jan 8, 2015

Sustainability Standard for Household Refrigeration Appliances Designated National Standard by US and Canadian Standards Bodies

WASHINGTON, DC (January 8, 2015) – The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), CSA Group, and UL Environment today announced that AHAM 7001-2014/CSA SPE-7001-14/UL 7001,…

Jan 8, 2015

UL gives wipers a new edge in sustainability

New environmental standard for wipers (UL 2883) released by UL Environment MARIETTA, Ga., Jan. 8, 2015 —UL Environment, a business division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), today…