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Aug 18, 2015

FDA Extends Menu Labeling Compliance Date

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a statement extending the compliance date for the menu labeling rule for restaurants and other retail food establishments. The final…
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Aug 18, 2015

FDA Proposes Revisions to the Nutrition Facts Label (United States)

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed additional revisions to the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods. The revision includes the requirement for the declaration of the…
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Aug 18, 2015

FDA Releases ANPRM for Nicotine Exposure Warnings and Child-Resistant Packaging for Liquid Nicotine and Other Tobacco Products

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health and Human Services (HHS) has released Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) , seeking comments, data, research results, or other…
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Aug 18, 2015

FDA Releases New Tools to Ensure Safety of Imported Food (United States)

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new fees to help ensure safety of imported food. The new tools support the new program under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act …
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Aug 18, 2015

Government Implements Standard on Pre-Packaged Food Labels for Baby Formula (China)

The Chinese government has implemented “GB 13432-2013: National Food Safety Standard Pre-Packaged Food Labels for Special Dietary Uses” defining the following specific regulations for baby…
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Aug 18, 2015

Government Proposes Addition of Selenium Compounds to List of Toxic Substances (Canada)

The Canadian government has proposed the addition of selenium and its compounds to the list of Domestic Substances List, under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). After…
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Aug 18, 2015

House Passes Latest Draft of Bill on Safe and Accurate Food Labeling (United States)

The US House Committee on Agriculture Committee has passed HR 1599 or the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. The bill was introduced by US Representatives Mike Pompeo, R-KS, and G…
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Aug 18, 2015

Ministry of Economy Releases Order for the Use of Processing Aids in Certain Foodstuffs (France)

The Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Digital Technology – Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention of France has released an Order amending annexes IA…
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Aug 18, 2015

OEHHA Issues Notice of Intent to List 1-Bromopropane under Proposition 65

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has issued a Notice of Intent to include 1-Bromopropane under Proposition 65, under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic…
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Aug 18, 2015

OEHHA Receives Petition from Center for Environmental Health to Amend Allowable Dose Level of Lead

The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has received a petition from the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) for the administrative rulemaking that will…
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Aug 18, 2015

SCCS Concludes Safety of Hair Dye Ingredient 1-hexyl 4,5-diamine Pyrazole Sulfate (European Union)

The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) has released its opinion on hair dye ingredient 1-hexyl 4,5-diamine pyrazole sulphate, concluding that the…
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Aug 18, 2015

UK Consults Public for the Release of Standard of Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals

The British Standard Institute (BSI) of UK is consulting the public on the re-lease of standards for infant formula and adult nutritionals. The four standards are: BS ISO 20647. Infant…
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Aug 18, 2015

UL’s Robotics Tester is Always Learning on the Job

Even if UL’s robotics staff engineer Dan Posner isn’t at his Wantagh, N.Y., home, he still might answer when you ring the doorbell. Dan has his doorbell connected to his phone. When the…
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Aug 18, 2015

Updated AM Training Schedule Now Available

The UL 3D Printing team has released an updated training scheduled for the balance of 2015. The schedule reflects date changes for the remaining Foundations of 3D Printing Instructor-led…
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Aug 17, 2015

BSI Issues Standard for Child Use and Care Articles (United Kingdom)

The British Standards Institute (BSI) of the United Kingdom has issued a standard specific for child use and care articles. The name of the standard is PD CEN/TR 13387-4:2015 Child Use and…
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Aug 17, 2015

ECJ Dismisses Germany's Appeal on Heavy Metal Limits in Toys (Germany)

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has dismissed Germany’s appeal to maintain its own limit values for arsenic, mercury and antimony in toys, which differ from the limit values mandated by…
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Aug 17, 2015

Environmental Working Group Calls for Ban of Talc in Children’s Crayons (United States)

The non-profit, non-partisan Environmental Working Group (EWG) Action Fund detected asbestos in children’s products using mineral talc as a binding agent of crayons and in the powder of…
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Aug 17, 2015

EU Bans NPE in Textile Imports (European Union)

The member states of the European Union (EU) have unanimously agreed to ban a class of hormone-disrupting chemicals known as nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) from imported clothing and…
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Aug 17, 2015

FSSAI Releases Draft on Health Supplements Standard (India)

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released a draft on the proposed “Food Safety and Standards (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary…
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Aug 17, 2015

Maine DEP Designates Four Phthalates as Priority Chemicals (United States)

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced the listing of the following four phthalates as priority chemicals under the state’s Toxic Chemicals in Children’s…

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