The FDA has issued a final rule that, effective July 17, amends its food additive regulations to no longer provide for the use of polycarbonate resins in baby bottles and sippy cups.

A proposed technical regulation for blister packages for food was adopted as a final text and published in the Brazilian Official Journal on 18 June 2012 by Ministerial Act No. 298/2012.

Denmark's Environmental Protection Agency is restricting household use of the most dangerous mouse poisons. The EU Commission has approved a request by Denmark to prohibit individual sale of these poisons.

Order No. 639 of 28 May 2012 amends the order for a technical regulation and consumer policy No. 487 from 28 October 2010.

Maryland's Department of Health and Metnal Hygiene has proposed a regulation to prohibit the sale of baby bumper pads in Maryland for use in infant cribs.

This draft of decree states that all of toys produced within the country or imported, distributed and marketed in the country shall fulfill the Indonesian standards and technical specification requirements.

Washington State's Department of Ecology Ecology is initiating rule making for Chapter 173-334 WAC, Children's Safe Products Reporting Rule to amend the Chemical of High Concern to Children (CHCC) list to include tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (TDCPP). After considering a petition, Ecology’s Director decided to proceed with rule-making in July 2012.