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  • Feature Story
Sep 15, 2015

CPSC Requests Public Consultation for Play Yards With Non-rigid Sides

UNITED STATES  ̶  The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has requested a public consultation for the petition issued by Keeping Babies Safe (KBS) asking the CPSC to initiate a…
  • Feature Story
Sep 15, 2015

DGN Proposes Revision to Textile Labeling Standards

MEXICO  ̶  The Dirección General de Normas (DGN) of Mexico is proposing several revisions to the textile labeling standard, NMX-A-240-INNTEX-2009, establishing a system of care labels for…
  • Feature Story
Sep 15, 2015

EC Withdraws Standards on Soothers from the General Product Safety Directive

EUROPEAN UNION ̶ The European Union has published Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/1320 for the withdrawal of certain standards from the Official Journal of the European Union …
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Sep 15, 2015

ECHA Drafts Guideline on The Scope of Amendment of Entry 63 of Annex XVII to REACH: Lead in articles supplied to the general public that can be mouthed by children

EUROPEAN UNION  ̶  The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has provided a guideline concerning the interpretation of certain aspects of the scope of the new upcoming provisions1 (listed in…
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Sep 15, 2015

EPA Suggests SNUR for Trichloroethylene

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for trichloroethylene (TCE) in certain consumer products. Anyone who intends to…
  • Feature Story
Sep 15, 2015

EU Toy Safety Directive for BPA Limit

EUROPEAN UNION  ̶  European Commission (EC) Directive 2014/81/EU sets a limit on bisphenol A (BPA) of 0.1 mg/l (migration limit) in all toys intended for children up to the age of 3 years,…
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Sep 15, 2015

FDA Announces Release of Guide on Botanical Drug Development

UNITED STATES  ̶   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of draft guidance for industry entitled "Botanical Drug Development," modifying its earlier…
  • Feature Story
Sep 15, 2015

FDA Releases Guidance Document for Pediatric Oral Liquid Drug Products Containing Acetaminophen

UNITED STATES  ̶  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a guidance document for over-the-counter (OTC) pediatric oral liquid drug products containing acetaminophen, to…
  • Feature Story
Sep 15, 2015

MOIC Announces New Technical Code for Toys

BAHRAIN  ̶  The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) announced a new technical code specifying that all toys should bear the GCC standards conformity sign for safety. The MOIC is…
  • Feature Story
Sep 15, 2015

New Restrictions in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

EUROPEAN UNION  ̶  Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 amends Annex II of Directive 2011/65/EU to restrict four new phthalates; DEHP, BBP, DBP, DIBP; for use in electrical and…
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Sep 15, 2015

State of Maine Announces Designation of Four New Chemicals as Priority Chemicals

UNITED STATES  ̶  The State of Maine has added four new chemicals to the list of priority chemicals under the Toxic Chemicals in Children’s Products Act. These include: Di(2-ethylhexyl)…
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Sep 15, 2015

State of Oregon Governor Signs Chemical Regulation for Children’s Products

UNITED STATES  ̶  Governor Kate Brown has signed Senate Bill 478 B, or the Toxic-Free Kids Act to establish and maintain a list of chemicals of concern for children’s health that specifies…
  • Public Notice
Sep 15, 2015

UL Warns of Counterfeit Fire Sprinklers (Release No. 15PN-21)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 15, 2015 — The following is a notification from UL that the fire sprinklers identified below bear counterfeit UL…
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Sep 15, 2015

UL Warns of Unauthorized UL Mark on USB Wall Charger (Release No. 15PN-23)

(Version française) (Versión en español) NORTHBROOK, Ill., Sept. 15, 2015 — The following is a notification from UL that the USB wall charger identified below bears an unauthorized UL…
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Sep 14, 2015

OEHHA Adds Teriparatide and CMNP to Proposition 65 List of Chemicals

UNITED STATES - The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has listed two chemicals as known to the state to cause cancer. The details of the listing are: …
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Sep 14, 2015

Surge in Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Sources Tests the Limits of Older Grid Systems

California and Hawaii are taking advantage of renewable resources, such as sun, wind and water, to power their states. California’s utilities received 20 percent of their electricity from…
  • Feature Story
Sep 14, 2015

UL Continues Global Expansion of Toys Services in Brazil

UL Brazil is now a Product Certification Body accredited by CGCRE (Coordenação Geral de Acreditação de Laboratórios). This brings the testing scope to 50 accreditations and the capability…
  • Feature Story
Sep 14, 2015

UL Partners With IGS for Toy Safety in Indonesia

Details UL Consumer Products has signed a partnership agreement with Integrita Global Sertifikat (IGS) to help deliver quality assurance services to UL clients manufacturing and marketing…
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Sep 11, 2015

UL and Advanced Furniture Testing Provide US Performance, Durability Testing

Companies Form Strategic Relationship to Provide Furniture Manufacturers Performance, Durability Testing, and Expand UL Mark Certification Services Northbrook, IL Feb. 5, 2014 – UL and…
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Sep 11, 2015

UL and Standard-Tech Establish Preferred Partnership to Provide UL Safety Certification for Furniture in China

UL, a global safety science leader, announced today that it has established a preferred partnership with Standard-Tech to provide manufacturers with the ability to test to UL Safety…

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