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Oct 13, 2016

Singapore Standards Issues Draft Standard for Liquid Hand Soap

Singapore Standards has issued a draft standard for liquid hand soap. The draft standard aims to release requirements for soap-based and synthetic surfactant-based liquid hand soap meant…

Oct 13, 2016

Standards Australia Drafts Standards on Safety of Toys

Standards Australia has drafted two standards for the safety of toys: DR AS/NZS 8124.12:2016 Safety of Toys - Determination of Total Concentration of Certain Elements in Toys (ISO 8124-5…

Oct 13, 2016

Standards Australia Releases Standard on Child Seats for Cycles

Standards Australia has published ‘AS 4287:2016 Child Use and Care Articles - Child Seats for Cycles - Safety Requirements and Test Methods (EN 14344:2004, MOD).’ The standard, which…

Oct 13, 2016

TFDA Issues Notice for Special Nutritional Food Labeling

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has issued the Third Notice of Amendment of Patients with Special Nutritional Food Labeling. The notice aims to mandate that special…

Oct 13, 2016

TISI Proposes Mandatory Requirement for Standard on Plugs and Socket-Outlets for Household and Similar Purposes

Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its proposed mandatory requirement for the ‘Thai Industrial Standard for Plugs and Socket…

Oct 13, 2016

Zimbabwe Proposes Changes to Pre-Packaged Food Labeling Regulations

Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health and Child Care has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its ‘Proposed Food and Food Standards (Pre-packaged Food Labelling) Regulations SI 265 of…

Oct 11, 2016

ACCC Issues Industry Code for Button Battery

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued the Industry Code for Consumer Goods that Contain Button Batteries aiming, to help businesses to reduce the number of…

Oct 11, 2016

EEC Agrees on Softline Regulation Requirements Simplification

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEU) has agreed on the simplification of regulatory requirements on textiles, clothing and their accessories. The changes they have agreed upon are listed…

Oct 11, 2016

EEC Extends Public Discussions on EAEU Toy Safety

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has announced the extension of public discussions on EAEU’s Toys Safety Regulation by the Advisory Committee for Technical Regulation, Sanitary,…

Oct 11, 2016

France Passes New Law to Ban Plastic Cooking and Eating Utensils

The government of France has passed a new law, the Energy Transition for Green Growth Act, that aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, diversify its energy model and increase the…

Oct 11, 2016

Parliamentary Counsel Office Releases Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Organisms Not Genetically Modified) Amendment Regulations 2016

The Parliamentary Counsel Office of New Zealand has released Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Organisms Not Genetically Modified) Amendment Regulations 2016. These new regulation…

Oct 11, 2016

Russia Issues New Standards for Microbiology of Food and Food Products

Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and Metrology has issued new standards intended for microbiology of food and food products. The standards are: GOST ISO 20838-2014 Microbiology of…

Oct 10, 2016

UL Environment and International WELL Building Institute™ Form Relationship to Promote Healthier Building Practices by Improving Indoor Air Quality

MARIETTA, GA., October 4, 2016 — UL Environment, a business division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), and the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) today announced a new…

Oct 10, 2016

UL Introduces SPOT™ Online Database – The Largest Credible Product Sustainability Information Tool

MARIETTA, GA., October 5, 2016 — UL today introduced SPOT™, a web-based product sustainability information tool that will facilitate the selection of credible green products and enable the…

Oct 6, 2016

RECORDED WEBINAR: 66/585/FDIS - IEC 61010-1 3rd Edition - Amendment 1

In this 30-minute pre-recorded webinar, UL Principal Engineer, Walter Hofmair shares his expertise live with an audience, on the major changes in the Final Draft of Amendment 1 to IEC 61010…

Oct 6, 2016

UL Acquires Consumer Testing Laboratories Inc. (CTL)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 6, 2016 – UL, a global safety science leader, today announced the acquisition of Consumer Testing Laboratories Inc. (CTL), a leading multinational retail testing…

Oct 4, 2016

IWCS and UL Collaborate on China Conference

SHREWSBURY, Penn., Oct. 4, 2016 — IWCS Inc., producer of the International Cable & Connectivity Symposium, and UL, a global independent safety science company, have collaborated to…

Oct 4, 2016

The 2016 UL Innovative Education Award Winners Announced

UL and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) announced the 2016 UL Innovative Education (ULIEA) awardees, who are inspiring our future environmental scientists,…

Oct 4, 2016

Tower of Babel—Making Sure Smart Meters Speak the Same Language

Connected devices are ushering in a new age. In the electric power sector, the smart meter is the building block for realizing the benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT). More than 50…

Oct 4, 2016

UL Issues First Managed Video Monitoring Services Certification for Remote Guarding via Command and Control

NORTHBROOK, Ill., October 4, 2016 —UL, a global safety science organization, today announced that it has issued the first certificate of compliance for remote guarding through the use of…