News

Jul 9, 2015

UL Continues Global Expansion for Juvenile Products

Details UL Consumer Products continues its expansion of children’s and juvenile products capabilities with the ISO 17025 accreditation audit of its Enfield, CT laboratory for playgrounds …

Jul 7, 2015

Oregon House and Senate Pass The Toxic-Free Kids Act

Details On July 1, the Oregon Senate passed SB 478, the Toxic-Free Kids Act. On July 3, the Oregon House passed the same bill which has now been sent to Governor Kate Brown for her…

Jul 7, 2015

UL Environment Publishes New Research on Assessing Safety of Personal Care Products

MARIETTA, Ga., July 7, 2015 — UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), today announced UL Environment's newest white paper, based on original research, "Assessing…

Jul 6, 2015

UL and IMQ Establish Agreement to Give Manufacturers of Gas Products and Related Equipment Global Market Access

Safety organizations combine strengths to benefit customers MILAN, June 30, 2015 – UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science organization, and IMQ, an Italian certification…

Jul 2, 2015

UL Acquires the National Analysis Center to Broaden its Portfolio of Interoperability and Usability Testing Services

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 2, 2015 – UL, a global safety science leader, today announced the acquisition of the National Analysis Center (NAC), a privately held company based in West Palm Beach…

Hacker typing on a laptop, Hacker typing on a laptop

Jun 30, 2015

Safeguarding Against Hackers is Necessary to Secure the Future of Medical Wearable Technology

Medical wearables are a growing form of personal technology that track, analyze and assist in daily health tasks. ABI Research estimates that by 2019, the world will have 780 million…

Missing pieces from a jigsaw puzzle revealing health and safety

Jun 30, 2015

Seven Actions to Integrate Employees’ Health and Safety

Many companies maintain separate health and safety functions – one dedicated to employees’ well-being and another committed to their protection. These silos have been traditionally kept…

Jun 30, 2015

UL-NTU to Advance Safety and Quality of 3D Printing

UL and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore) announced a new research partnership last month to advance the safety and quality of 3D printing. NTU’s Singapore…

Jun 25, 2015

ISO Publishes Standard for Toys Safety

Details The International Standards Organization (ISO) has published ISO 8124-5, 2015 Safety of Toys ̶ Part 5: Determination of total concentration of certain elements in toys. …

Jun 25, 2015

Reaching for Zero: The business value of waste diversion

As companies assess their environmental impacts, industry leaders like Walmart, the Waste Management Phoenix Open (the PGA's largest tournament), and Starbucks, are implementing waste…

Jun 23, 2015

Growth of Fitness Wearables Demonstrates Need to Secure Personal Information

Representing the first big wave of wearable technologies, fitness trackers usually are categorized as a wristband or app that helps monitor a user’s daily activity routine and health…

Jun 23, 2015

UL Environment Publishes New Material-Agnostic Product Category Rule for Cladding

Bringing clarity to transparency for North American building materials market MARIETTA, Ga., June 23, 2015 — UL Environment, a business division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), today…

Jun 19, 2015

Biosecurity Grows in Importance on Heels of Midwest Bird Flu

Nine states have experienced an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in their commercial flocks, causing the loss of nearly 49 million birds this year (7.5 million…

Jun 18, 2015

Safety for Fasting Workers During Ramadan

It is the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, and observant Muslims around the world are celebrating. Those who are able are obliged to abstain from food and drink throughout the daylight hours, from dawn until sunset.

Jun 18, 2015

UL Environment Launches New Sustainability Advisory Services

Advisory Services team helps brands take charge of their sustainability strategies to lead in the market MARIETTA, Ga., June 18, 2015 —UL Environment, a business division of UL …

Jun 16, 2015

China Issues Food Safety Law

The Government of China has issued The 2015 Food Safety Law, and authorities have identified this as the toughest food safety law in history. The new law is intended to crack down on food…

Jun 16, 2015

Connecticut House Supports for Cadmium Rules in Children’s Jewelry

The Connecticut House of Representatives has passed HB 6743 [PDF], regulating cadmium in children’s jewelry intended for ages 12 years or younger. The bill, which would be in effect for…

Jun 16, 2015

CPSC Issues Final Rule Regulating Decorative Lights

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a final rule, as published in the Federal Register [PDF] that states “seasonal and decorative lighting products that do not…

Jun 16, 2015

EC Notifies WTO its Intention to Revise Plastic FCM Regulation

The European Commission (EC) has notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of its intent to revise EU Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 for plastic materials and articles that come in contact…

Jun 16, 2015

EC Regulation 1272/2008: Classification, Labelling and Packaging

As of June 1, 2015, EC Regulation 1272/2008: Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) is the only legislation applicable to the classification and labeling of both substances and…

UL Continues Global Expansion for Juvenile Products

Oregon House and Senate Pass The Toxic-Free Kids Act

UL Environment Publishes New Research on Assessing Safety of Personal Care Products

UL and IMQ Establish Agreement to Give Manufacturers of Gas Products and Related Equipment Global Market Access

UL Acquires the National Analysis Center to Broaden its Portfolio of Interoperability and Usability Testing Services

Safeguarding Against Hackers is Necessary to Secure the Future of Medical Wearable Technology

Seven Actions to Integrate Employees’ Health and Safety

UL-NTU to Advance Safety and Quality of 3D Printing

ISO Publishes Standard for Toys Safety

Reaching for Zero: The business value of waste diversion

Growth of Fitness Wearables Demonstrates Need to Secure Personal Information

UL Environment Publishes New Material-Agnostic Product Category Rule for Cladding

Biosecurity Grows in Importance on Heels of Midwest Bird Flu

Safety for Fasting Workers During Ramadan

UL Environment Launches New Sustainability Advisory Services

China Issues Food Safety Law

Connecticut House Supports for Cadmium Rules in Children’s Jewelry

CPSC Issues Final Rule Regulating Decorative Lights

EC Notifies WTO its Intention to Revise Plastic FCM Regulation

EC Regulation 1272/2008: Classification, Labelling and Packaging

Get in touch

Help and support