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30/06/08 Bureau Veritas Offers Certification Services to the ENEC Mark

ENEC Mark

To assist electrical manufacturers in gaining access to the high-end European market for their products, Bureau Veritas is pleased to offer certification services to the ENEC (European Norms Electrical Certification) Mark in both its Shanghai and Hong Kong CB Testing Laboratories. ....Read more

26/06/08 Bureau Veritas LCIE China Expands Its CB Scope

To assist electrical manufacturers in gaining access to the high-end European market for their products, Bureau Veritas is pleased to offer certification services to the ENEC (European Norms Electrical Certification) Mark in both its Shanghai and Hong Kong CB Testing laboratories....Read more

24/06/08 Japan: Toy Safety Regulation Amended in Food Sanitation Law

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Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has revised portions of the Food Sanitation Law related to toy safety. The amendments focus on the scope of designated toys and heavy metals specifications for coatings of toys....Read more

18/06/08 New European Standard EN 50410 for the Safety of Electric Decorative Robots

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A new European standard EN 50410:2008, specifically dealing with the safety of electric decorative robots, has been published. The standard has to be implemented at the national level by 1 December 2008 and any conflicting standards have to be withdrawn by 1 December 2010...Read more

18/06/08 Vermont Passes Lead Poisoning Prevention Act

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The Vermont governor signed Senate Bill 152, a lead poisoning prevention act, into law on June 7, 2008. The law establishes the lead limit for a variety of consumer goods, including children’s products. The acceptable lead limit will be decreased in several stages....Read more

12/06/08 Massachusetts Publishes Final Guidance Document on Lead in Children’s Jewelry

Girl with Bracelet

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has posted the final version of their guidance document for the testing of lead in children’s jewelry to help manufacturers and retailers comply with new requirements that go into effect on October 17, 2008 under the state’s amended Code of Regulations. ....Read more

09/06/08 Canadian Toxic Substances Labelling Act (Bill C-553)

The House of Commons of Canada has proposed Bill C-553, an Act that would require a warning label to be affixed to any product that contains a toxic substance or produces a toxic substance....Read more

09/06/08 Connecticut Bans Children’s Products Containing Lead and Asbestos (Bills HB 5025 and HB 5650)

Boy with toy cars

Connecticut has passed two Bills that amend the Safe Child Protection Act. The changes become effective October 1, 2008 and include standards for the maximum allowable amount of lead in children’s products and a ban on asbestos in toys....Read more

28/05/08 California Assembly Passes Amended Bisphenol A and Phthalates Bill (Bill SB 1713)

Baby Asian with Bottle

The California Senate has passed Bill SB 1713, an amended version of the 2007 phthalates law, that would further ensure children are not exposed to harmful toxins. The bill now goes to the Assembly for approval and after that, awaits the Governor’s signature before becoming law...Read more

28/05/08 California to Regulate Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products

Wooden picture frame

California is first in the United States to adopt regulations to reduce formaldehyde emissions from specific composite wood products bought or sold in the state. At this time, no other states nor the federal government are proposing such limits. The law applies to all finished goods or raw boards that contain any composite wood content (hardwood plywood, medium density fiberboard or particleboard)....Read more

28/05/08 Maryland Prohibits Children’s Products Containing Lead (Bill HB 62)

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The state of Maryland has passed Bill HB 62 that will prohibit the manufacture, sale, importation, or distribution of certain lead-containing children's product. The Bill amends the Annotated Code of Maryland as Chapter 483.....Read more

15/05/08 Revision of BS 7272 (Parts 1 and 2) - Writing and Marking Instruments

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The British Standards Institution (BSI) has revised requirements for BS 7272 Writing and Marking Instruments, Part 1: Specification for Caps to Reduce the Risk of Asphyxiation and Part 2: Specification for End Closures to Reduce the Risk of Asphyxiation....Read more

14/05/08 Federal Bill Proposed to Ban Bisphenol A in Children’s Products (SB 2928)

Baby with bottle

The U.S. Senate has proposed legislation SB 2928 to restrict bisphenol A (BPA) in all children’s products. The bill, cited as BPA-Free Kids Act of 2008, is based on findings of a U.S. government study that showed bisphenol A could potentially pose health threats....Read more

14/05/08 European Commission Adopts Regulation on the Use of Safe Recycled Plastics in Food Packaging

Plastic food containers

With the objective of assuring consumers that only safe recycled plastics will be used in their food packaging, the European Commission adopted Regulation (EC) 282/2008 on 27 March 2008. Under this regulation, manufacturers will need to meet certain restrictions for recycled plastics used in food contact materials, such as requiring that only recycled plastic from an authorized recycling process be used....Read more

29/04/08 Effective 21 July 2008: EU Requires Warning Labels on Toys Containing or Made from Magnets

Magnetic toy

The EU has adopted a Decision requiring some magnetic toy components to display a warning label advising of the risks of magnets or magnetic components that are accessible to children...Read more

29/04/08 DecaBDE Banned under RoHS Directive

Computer monitor

The exemption for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) under the European Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive has been cancelled. This means that decaBDE will now be banned in electrical and electronic products with an enforcement date of 1 July 2008....Read more

28/04/08 Proposed Legislation: Canadian Consumer Product Safety Act (Bill C-52)

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced proposed Bill C-52 that would create a Canadian Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). The proposed Act includes sweeping changes that would expand the Federal Government’s power to recall unsafe consumer products from the market, issue major fines for violations, and crack down on firms selling dangerous goods. Bulletin summary...Read more

28/04/08 Canada Proposes To Restrict Bisphenol A

Baby bottles

Canada is taking action to restrict the use of bisphenol A and has initiated a 60-day public comment period on whether to ban the importation, sale and advertising of polycarbonate baby bottles that contain bisphenol A...Read more

17/04/08 Maine Prohibits Lead in Children’s Products

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Maine has just passed a new law prohibiting lead in children’s products. It restricts the manufacture and knowing sale and distribution of lead-containing children's products. The law uses existing federal regulations for paints and coatings and establishes lead content level at .009% (90 ppm) of the total weight....Read more

14/04/08 Updated European Standards for Appliances and Electrical Products Taking Effect

Electrical Plug

Under the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and the Electromagnetic Directive 2004/108/EC, some European standards covering Household appliances, Luminaires (Lighting), Power Tools, Apparatus and EMC will be updated and/or modified during the next 6 months through September 2008...Read more

14/04/08 Germany Adds Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Testing to its GS Mark Requirements

Electric drill

Effective as of April 1 2008, all electrical and electronics products that are GS Mark certified will have to comply with new requirements covering 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Previously, this was a voluntary testing requirement, but now becomes mandatory....Read more

04/04/08 Chinese National Standards Limit Hazardous Substances in Stationery Articles (Standard GB 21027 and GB 8771)

Colored Pencils

In order to protect human health, the National Standard of the People’s Republic of China has issued new Standard GB 21027, and revised Standard GB 8771. Both standards restrict the limits of certain hazardous substances found in stationery articles. Both standards are currently in effect....Read more

03/04/08 OEHHA Seeks Participants for California Proposition 65 Food Labeling Workgroup

Milk Carton Label

OEHHA, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, in the State of California, is seeking food manufacturers and food retailers, as well as other concerned groups, to participate in a workgroup to assist in the drafting of regulatory language addressing the methods of delivery and content of warnings for exposures to Proposition 65 listed chemicals found in food. Read more

03/04/08 State of Washington Bill HB 2647 Signed by Governor with Partial Veto

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On April 1, Governor Chris Gregoire approved Bill HB 2647, with the exception of Sections 1 and 8, which she vetoed. Before the law goes into effect July 2009, the Governor will establish an advisory group to draft administrative rules to clarify some provisions of the bill...Read more

26/03/08 16 CFR 1610 - Standard for the Flammability of Clothing Textiles Revision

While the principal requirements of the standard remain the same, the revised version includes modern testing apparatus, as well as updated refurbishing procedures....Read more

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