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21/05/13 Formaldehyde in Children’s Products Banned by Minnesota
Minnesota has enacted legislation banning the sale of certain children’s products that contain intentionally added formaldehyde or ingredients that release formaldehyde when they degrade. The law defines a children’s product as a product that is physically applied or introduced into a body of a child under eight years of age...Read more

20/05/13 ASTM International Publishes New Standard for Crib Mattresses
crib mattress In May 2013, ASTM International announced the publication of a new safety standard for Crib Mattresses. The new standard, designated as ASTM F2933-13, provides safety and labeling requirements for Crib Mattresses.Read more

17/05/13 Harmonised Standard Under Ecodesign Regulation 278/2009
On May 7, 2013 European Commission published Communication 2013/C 130/05 in the framework of the implementation of the Commission Regulation (EC) n° 278/2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC (present Directive 2009/125/EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for no-load condition electric power consumption and average active efficiency of external power supplies...Read more

14/05/13 FRANCE: Draft Decree relative to the Health Warning for Food Packaging containing Bisphenol A under French law No. 2012-1442 of 24 December 2012
can of beans French authorities have drafted a Decree implementing Law No. 2012-1442 of 24 December 2012 suspending the manufacture, import, export and marketing of all food packaging containing bisphenol A, with regards to the health warning (article 2)...Read more

14/05/13 EU-Environment Committee Proposes Tightening of Battery Directive
On 20 March 2013 the Environment committee of the European Parliament approved a proposal to update the Battery directive 2006/66/EC. The proposal would withdraw the Cadmium and Mercury exceptions for button cells...Read more

08/05/13 FTC Issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Textile Labeling Rules
After reviewing the comments received, the FTC has proposed amending the rules and regulations under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (“Textile Rules” or “Rules”)...Read more

08/05/13 Taiwan Bans Bisphenol A in Baby Bottles
According to this new revised standard, manufacture or import any baby bottle using plastic material containing BPA is banned in Taiwan from September 1, 2013...Read more

08/05/13 Health Canada Issues Information to Manufacturers, Importers, Distributors and Retailers of Products Containing Small, Powerful Magnets
magnets Magnets that are very small can be easily swallowed or inhaled. Unlike other small objects that would be more likely to pass normally through the digestive system if swallowed, when more than one powerful magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract one another while travelling through the digestive system...Read more

08/05/13 New Proposition 65 Settlement Involving Sunglasses Reached
A CA Prop 65 settlement involving di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, commonly known as DEHP, in sunglasses has been finalized. The settlement requires that sunglasses sold by the defendant contain no more than 1000 ppm total DEHP...Read more

08/05/13 Hong Kong Published in the Gazette the Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance (Amendment of Schedules 1 and 2)
toys The Notice seeks to update the safety standards for toys and eight types of specified children's products, under the Toys and Children's Products Safety Ordinance (Cap 424)...Read more

08/05/13 Tris (2-Chloroethyl) Phosphate Restricted by Maryland
The law prohibits the importation or sale of child care products that contain more than 0.1 % total TCEP. It defines child care products as products intended for use by a child under 3 years of age, including a baby product, toy, car seat, nursing pillow, crib mattress, and stroller...Read more

07/05/13 Environmental Labeling: Launching of a Pilot Phase at the European Level
The purpose of this initiative is to harmonize the calculation methods for the analysis of the environmental footprint of products throughout their life cycle, which aims at reducing costs and administrative expenses for companies, on the international level...Read more

26/04/13 REACH: Eight New Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) Subject to Authorization
Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) On 17 April 2013 the European Commission has published regulation EU 348/2013. With that, eight as “Substance of very high concern – SVHC” classified substances have been added to Annex XIV of the REACH regulation EC 1907/2006. After a transitional period the use of these Substances is forbidden unless a limited authorization has been granted. Annex XIV of REACH now contains 22 substances...Read more

25/04/13 CEN Publishes a New EN Standard (EN 16139: 2013) for the Requirements for the Strength; Durability and Safety of Non – Domestic Seating
office chair The standard concerns Test Requirements for non – domestic seating such as swivelling chairs; chairs with and without castors; office visitor chairs and similar. The actual test methods that underpin the new standard are found in other EN standards....Read more

25/04/13 Proposition 65 Flame Retardant Settlement Reached
The Center for Environmental Health has reached a Prop 65 settlement agreement involving tris (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate, also known as TDCPP, as well as a number of other flame retardants in foam-cushioned pads for children and infants to lie on, such as rest mats....Read more

24/04/13 Proposed Notification of A Technical Regulation on Labeling for Footwear and Its Parts for the Central American Countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras
The labeling of the footwear will follow the laws of each country. The labeling information must be in Spanish/Castilian, clear, legible and easy to read on at least one shoe...Read more

19/04/13 AAFA Releases New Edition of Restricted Substances List
The 12th version of the AAFA restricted substances list (RSL) has been released. It includes a number of updates such as the addition of nine chemicals to the disperse dyes section...Read more

08/04/13 European Union Publishes Commission Decision of 7 March 2013 on the safety requirements.....
baby seat On the 8th March 2013, the EU published in the European Official Journal, the Commission decision (2013/121/EU) listing safety requirements to be included in European standards for specific types of Children’s seats...Read more

29/03/13 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Seeks Comments Regarding A Proposed Test Method For Textile Outsoles Durability
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is proposing a test method to assess the textile material of outsoles under Note 5 to Chapter 64, HTSUS. Under Note 5 “no account shall be taken of textile materials which do not possess the characteristics usually required for normal use of an outer sole, including durability and strength.”...Read more

27/03/13 ASTM Publishes New Version of F2236, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant and Toddler Carriers
ASTM F2236-13 is the latest version of the Consumer Safety Specification for Infant and Toddler Carriers. The version, published in March 2013, includes a revision to the flammability requirements...Read more

25/03/13 REACH: Public Consultation on a Proposed Restriction of Lead in Consumer Articles
baby rattle On 21 March 2013, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) invited interested parties to a public consultation on a proposed restriction of Lead and its compounds in consumer articles. The proposal addresses articles that can be placed in the mouth by small children with a limit of 0.05%...Read more

25/03/13 Nickel Release: Impacts caused by the revision of Standard EN 1811
earings EN 1811: 1998 + A1: 2008 was withdrawn on the 1st of March 2013. This version of the standard is replaced by EN 1811: 2011. Significant changes to the older version of the standard are as follows...Read more

20/03/13 CPSC Makes Changes to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies Accreditation
The CPSC has finalized changes to the accreditation requirements of third party conformity assessment bodies. As part of these changes, assessments bodies will be allowed to use two new test methods released by the CPSC staff...Read more

20/03/13 REACH: First Public Consultation on Potential SVHC 2013
test tubes The European Chemical Agency has launched a new public consultation concerning 10 potential SVHC. Stakeholders can provide comments on these proposed SVHC until 18 April 2013...Read more

15/03/13 Revised Tricycle Safety Standard Released By American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
lamp luminaires The American National Standard for Tricycles – Safety Requirements, ANSI 315.1 – 2012 was recently revised by a tricycle engineering committee assembled by the TIA, under the procedures of the American National Standards Institute to provide safety requirements for tricycles...Read more

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