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Nov 7, 2016

SCC Withdraws Several Household Chemical Standards

Standards Council of Canada (SCC) has announced the withdrawal of several standards on household chemicals, namely: Name of Standard Description Date Published CAN/CGSB-2.115-95 Built…
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Nov 7, 2016

Singapore Standards Consults on Standards for Cosmetics

Singapore Standards has started a public consultation on the following new standards on cosmetics: Title Adopted Standard Description Cosmetics – Microbiology – Guidelines for the…
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Nov 7, 2016

South Africa Regulates Sodium in Certain Foodstuffs

South Africa’s Department of Health has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its ‘Regulations relating to the Reduction of Sodium in certain Foodstuffs and Related Matters:…
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Nov 7, 2016

Standards Australia Drafts Standards on Consumer Product Recall, Safety

Standards Australia has released the draft versions of two standards for consumer products, namely: DR AS ISO 10393:2016 CP Consumer Product Recall - Guidelines for Suppliers DR AS ISO…
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Nov 7, 2016

State Council Releases Draft Rules on Food Safety Law

The State Council of China has released the revised draft implementation rules intended for Food Safety Law. The draft rules apply to special food raw material management, sale and…
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Nov 7, 2016

Taiwan Bans Animal Testing in Cosmetics Products

Taiwan has passed the legislation that bans testing cosmetics products and its ingredients in animals. Introduced by Legislators Wang YuMin and Zhuang Rui Xiong, the regulation amends the…
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Nov 7, 2016

TFDA Issues Guidelines for the Safe Use of Cosmetics for Children

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has issued “Guidelines for Safety of Children Cosmetics” to protect children from different cosmetic products. The guidelines outline…
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Nov 7, 2016

Turkey Notifies WTO on Safety of Toys Implementing Regulation

The Turkish government has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its ‘Safety of Toys Implementing Regulation.’ The notified document specifies safety criteria risks for children’s…
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Nov 7, 2016

US Congress Introduces Bill Banning BPA in Food Containers

US Senator Edward J. Markey along with Congresswoman Grace Meng and Congressman Ted W. Lieu introduced H.R.6269 - Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2016 on September 28, 2016. The bill aims…
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Nov 3, 2016

UL Issues First UL 9540 Certified Home Energy Storage System to Enphase Energy

Enphase Energy AC Battery Storage System Meets National Electrical Code 2017 Listed Requirement for Residential/Commercial Use NORTHBROOK, Ill., November 3, 2016 — UL, a global safety…
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Nov 3, 2016

UL Issues First UL 9540 Certified Home Energy Storage System to Enphase Energy

NORTHBROOK, Ill., November 3, 2016 — UL, a global safety science organization, today announced it has issued the first UL 9540 certification for a complete home energy storage system to…
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Nov 3, 2016

US DOE & FTC LED Lamps Deadline Approaching! Are you prepared?

Download US DOE & FTC LED Lamps Deadline Approaching MktoForms2.loadForm("//app-ab11.marketo.com", "365-LEA-623", 3039); Overview: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new…
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Nov 1, 2016

How to Speed up the Evolution of Mobile Payments

Mobile payments have gained traction over the past few years, but adoption is still behind the industry’s expectations. According to a recent Forrester report, roughly 85 percent of the…
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Nov 1, 2016

Not a Drop of Water in Sight—Water Leak Detectors on the Job

Every day, more than 14,000 people in the United States experience a water damage emergency at work or in their homes. This translates to insurance companies paying out $2.5 billion…
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Nov 1, 2016

Taking a Huge Bite out of Hunger: Community Outreach Day, Saturday, November 12th

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 9, 2016 – Hunger Resource Network (HRN), UL (Underwriters Laboratories) and Feed6 will prepare and distribute 50K meals and 126K pounds of chicken (the protein…
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Oct 25, 2016

Optimizing POS EMV terminals

Tis’ the season… we are only about a month away from Black Friday, the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season. What was once a day of mall and retail center frenzy has evolved into…
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Oct 25, 2016

Saving lives by preventing use errors

Patient monitors, dialysis machines, intravenous infusion pumps, glucose meters, and insulin pen injectors are just a few examples of medical devices that clinicians and sometimes…
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Oct 20, 2016

ASTM Revises Toy Safety Standard ASTM F963

UNITED STATES – ASTM International has revised ASTM F963, the Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. ASTM F963 provides the requirements and test methods for toys intended…
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Oct 19, 2016

AMUG 2017 Coming to Chicago

The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG), a global community focused on accelerating the education and advancement of additive manufacturing and 3D printing, is bringing its annual…
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Oct 19, 2016

Five Training Considerations for Additive Manufacturing by AM Magazine

AM Magazine recently featured the UL Additive Manufacturing Competency Center (AMCC) in the article, “Five Training Considerations for Additive Manufacturing.” The piece, by AM Magazine…

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