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  • Feature Story
Feb 17, 2015

UL Expands Plastics Certification Program with New RoHS Compliant Certification Rating

The RoHS Compliant Certification rating offers a set of certification guidelines based on the new UL 746R Outline of Investigation for Restricted Use Substances and EU’s Restriction of…
  • Feature Story
Feb 17, 2015

UL-ICQ/IISG Expands List of Accreditations for Brazilian Market

UL-ICQ/IISG has received new accreditation from CGCRE (Coordenação Geral de Acreditação)/INMETRO for wheeled child conveyances and children’s strollers according to ABNT NBR 14389: 2010…
  • Public Notice
Feb 16, 2015

UL and ULC Warn of Counterfeit UL and ULC Marks on a Fire Valve (Release 15PN-02)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 16, 2015 – The following is a notification from UL LLC (UL) and Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc. (ULC) that the…
  • Press Release
Feb 16, 2015

UL Chosen by Taiwan Bureau as Designated Small Appliances Test Lab

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb 16, 2015 -- UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, announced that its testing laboratory in Taiwan was recently appointed by Taiwan’s Bureau of…
  • Press Release
Feb 16, 2015

UL Offers Four-part Online Course on 3D Printing

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 16, 2015 — UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, introduced a new online 3D printing course, “Foundations of 3D Printing,” geared to provide…
UL Environment Certification to UL 7004 / AHAM 7004-15 / CSA 7004-15
  • Feature Story
Feb 11, 2015

First Voluntary Sustainability Standard for Household Cooking Appliances Published

The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), CSA Group, and UL Environment today announced the release of AHAM 7004-2015/CSA SPE-7004-15/UL 7004-15, Sustainability Standard for…
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Feb 10, 2015

IEC 62368-1 based Standards Updates

EN 62368-1 – As mentioned in previous communications, EN 62368-1 was published in Europe during the second half of 2014.  The Date of Withdrawal (DoW) of the standards to be superseded, EN…
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  • Feature Story
Feb 10, 2015

India BIS update – Registration validity changes

There is a change in regards to the validity of the current and future BIS registrations. Key points of changes: - Effective Jan 28, 2015, all new registrations granted will have a validity…
  • Feature Story
Feb 10, 2015

Register Now for UL 3DP Instructor Led Training

UL has released its 2015 3D Printing training schedule. Offering Foundations of 3D Printing in instructor-led full-day and half-day sessions at UL locations across the globe as well as at…
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Feb 10, 2015

UL 3D Printing Training eLearning Modules

Foundations of 3D Printing is currently available for purchase at the introductory rate of $249.  View the Course Description and purchase today. Foundations of 3D Printing, UL’s initial…
  • Press Release
Feb 9, 2015

UL Environment and BRE Announce Mutual Recognition of Environmental Product Declarations

MARIETTA, Ga., Feb. 3, 2015 — UL Environment, a business division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories) Supply Chain & Sustainability, today announced that it has signed a memorandum of…
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Feb 3, 2015

UL Environment and BRE announce mutual recognition Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

Mutual recognition offers manufacturers a simpler entry to global marketplace  MARIETTA, Ga., Feb. 03, 2015 —UL Environment, a business division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories) Supply…
  • Feature Story
Feb 1, 2015

Design World Podcast: Simin Zhou talks 3DP training, safety and quality

Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor of the Design World Network, interviewed Simin Zhou, Vice President of UL’s Digital Manufacturing Technologies team, for the latest Design World podcast. …
  • Feature Story
Jan 21, 2015

BSMI Publishes Notice for Children’s Raincoats

The Taiwan Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) published public notice that aims to provide and ensure children’s safety in using locally produced and imported raincoats…
  • Feature Story
Jan 21, 2015

CAA Issues Partial Revision to Textile Labeling Regulations

The Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of Japan has issued a document that aims to partially revise the textile goods quality labeling regulations in Japan. The partial revision is intended to…
  • Feature Story
Jan 21, 2015

CEN Updates EN 14682:2007 Safety of Children’s Clothing - Cords and Drawstrings

UPDATE   In October of 2015 the European Union (EU) published a list of standards harmonized under the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC, including the new version of EN…
  • News Story
Jan 21, 2015

Classification of Hazardous Substances in Thailand

The control of business-related activities (the manufacture, import, export and possession for professional use) of chemicals in Thailand is mainly regulated through the Hazardous Substance Act B.E. 2535.
  • Feature Story
Jan 21, 2015

EC Issues Report for the Application of Textile Fiber Naming

The European Commission (EC) has issued a report providing results of the application of the Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of September 27, 2011. The regulation pertains to the textile fiber…
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Jan 21, 2015

EC Proposes to Amend Annex II of Directive 2011/65/EU, Adding Three Phthalates and One Flame Retardant for Consideration

The European Commission (EC) Delegated Directive proposed will amend Annex II to Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of…
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Jan 21, 2015

EN 1466: 2014 Updates Safety Requirements and Test Methods for Carry Cots and Stands

European Standard EN 1466: 2014 specifies safety requirements and test methods for products which are intended for the purpose of carrying a child in a lying position by means of handle(s)…

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