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In May 2015, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 9 cases of Food Contact Materials (FCM) products, among which 5 cases of the products notified are originated from China. The products notified are mainly melamine plate, stainless steel and nylon kitchen utensils, and the subject notified are melamine, heavy metal and PAA migration.2015-06-05 10:20:21
On 4 June, 2015, the EU Official Journal has published a new Directive (EU) 2015/863 to amend Annex II to RoHS2.0 (Directive 2011/65/EU). DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP were added to the list of restricted substances of Annex II.2015-05-29 12:58:47
According to the WTO notification, the EU Commission has drafted an amendment to REACH Annex XVII to ban textile articles containing more than 0.01% NPEO from being sold within the EU.2015-05-29 12:51:48
On May 11, 2015, OEHHA ( California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment ) has added bisphenol A (BPA) to the proposition 65 list of chemical, known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity.2015-05-14 10:35:42
Recently the European Commission have been notified that Italy is about to change rules on the testing conditions for measuring the migration of chromium, nickel and manganese for stainless steel intended to come into contact with foodstuffs.2015-05-14 10:25:22
Recently the European Commission has notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that it is to introduce several amendments to the EU Regulation No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.2015-05-14 10:03:12
In April 2015, all 132 cases were notified by EU RAPEX system, the products of 94 cases within it were from China, 71% of total numbers of the notification. Toy, jewelry, garment/textile, kitchen/cooking equipment etc. are the major type of products.2015-05-14 09:42:25
In April 2015, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed(RASFF) of EU have notified 22 cases of FCM ( Food Contact Materials ) products. 86%(19 cases) of FCM products notified are originated from China. STQ suggests manufacturers pay high attention on it.2014-12-08 10:02:06
In June 2013, the new toy safety standard EN 71-3:2013"Safety of Toys Part 3:Migration of Certain Elements"was published. This standard was harmonised by the EU Commission for presumption of conformity with the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (TSD).2014-11-20 13:36:35
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On 25 September 2014, the EU notified the WTO of a draft Commission Directive to amend the migration limits for lead in toys. If adopted, the enforcement date will be 18 months after publication in the OJEU.2013-08-15 16:43:37
In June 2013, favourable support for the latest modified proposal was received from the meeting of the REACH Committees. The latest modified proposal revealed that the limit requirements for toys(including activity toys) and childacre articles are more stringent ralative to the requirements for other consumer products. The modified proposal is proposed to take effect on the twenieth day following its publication in the Official Journal2013-07-31 16:17:31
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a final rule in the Federal Register related to the criteria for granting a functional exception to the 100 ppm total lead in substrates requirement of the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). The new rule amends 16 CFR 1500.90 so that it reflects current law (Public Law 112-28 on August 12, 2011). Under the previous regulation, exceptions could only be granted if it c2013-07-31 09:16:00
The Standardization Administration of China (SAC) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of proposed revisions to its toy safety standard (GB 6675). GB 6675 is proposed to be split into four separate standards and below is an overview of major changes in chemical requirements. The proposed date of entry into force is 6 months after adoption of the standards.