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UL Studies Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

Ever since cell phones and laptop computers became omnipresent, the popularity of lithium-ion batteries has taken off. The batteries, often called LiB, are rechargeable and with higher…

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Why Does the Additive Manufacturing Industry Need Training?

No one can miss the rapid advancements in additive manufacturing today and its impact on many industries. While the excitement is ever present, it’s hard to separate and remove the hype…

Join UL at ICPHSO 2016

February 29 – March 3 2016 , Washington, DC UL can guide you through the complex regulatory landscape to help ensure products placed on the global market comply with all relevant...

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UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Mark on Swagway Hoverboards (Release 16PN-01)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 15, 2016 —The following is a notification from UL that hoverboards marketed and sold by Swagway, LLC bear counterfeit UL…

Canada Adds Prostaglandins to Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

CANADA - Health Canada has announced the addition of prostaglandins, their salts, derivatives and analogs to its Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, published to inform the industry of new…

CEN Publishes Standard for Baby Carriers

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has published EN 13209-2:2016 Child use and care articles - Baby carriers - Safety requirements and test methods - Part 2:…

CEN to Publish Standard for Toy Safety

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has published CEN/TR 16918 Safety of toys - Children´s mouthing behavior in contact with toys. This technical report…

CPSC Issues Final Rule for Unfinished and Untreated Wood of Toys

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released a final rule regarding the determination of heavy elements limits for unfinished and untreated wood used in…

EC Issues Draft Commission Regulation for Cosmetic Products

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Commission (EC) has released Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on…

EC Issues Draft Commission Regulation for Peracetic Acid in Biocidal Products

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Commission (EC) has announced the release of draft regulation approving peracetic acid as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product…

ECHA Amends Annex I to the PIC

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced a change in Annex I to the Prior Informed Consent Regulation (PIC). Changes include the addition of new entries, which…

ECHA BOA Rejects Appeal on Hexyl Salicylate

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) Board of Appeal (BOA) has rejected the appeal filed by trade group International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) regarding the lead…

ECHA Releases Updated Guidance Document on REACH for Use Description

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released an updated version of Chapter R.12 of the Guidance on Information Requirements and Chemical Safety Assessment (IR&CSA)…

FDA Announces New Office for Regulating Dietary Supplements

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the creation of the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP) as an official division under the Office of Nutrition…

FDA says Paper Box Chemicals No Longer Considered Safe for Contact with Food

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the publication of a final rule in the Federal Register banning Diethanolamine salts of mono- and bis phosphates,…

FSIS Issues New Guidance for Poultry Processors to Control Salmonella, Campylobacter Hazards

UNITED STATES - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently issued “FSIS Compliance Guideline for Controlling Salmonella and Campylobacter in Raw…

JRC Releases Report on Lead Release from Crystal Ware

EUROPEAN UNION - The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has released a report entitled “Scoping Investigations on the Release of Metals from Crystalware,” in support of a…

MEP Releases New Chemical Notification Software

CHINA - China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection’s Solid Waste and Chemical Management Centre (MEP-SCC) has launched a website for easier notification of new chemical substances in the…

New York Counties Update

UNITED STATES - At the end of 2015, two counties in New York had further action on their laws banning chemicals in toys and children’s products. Albany County, NY On December…

NHFPC Releases Draft Standard for Food Contact Materials

CHINA - China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) has released draft standard “GB 31604.1-2015 – The general rules for migration test of food contact materials and…

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