January 2020

New York State Introduces New Rules Governing Lead Content in Children’s Jewelry

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New York state’s governor has signed into law Assembly Bill A6041 (S4046) to regulate lead content in children’s jewelry. The new law defines a child as being under the age of twelve. It also defines jewelry as an ornament worn by a person, and includes: Ankle bracelet, arm cuff, bracelet, brooch, chain, crown, cuff link, […]

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South Korea Has New Technical Standard for Plastic Products in Contact with Skin

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South Korea has introduced a new standard which makes certain synthetic resin (plastic) products subject to ‘Household Goods Subject to Safety Standards’. The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) made the announcement in October 2019. It was published in National Technology Standards Notice 2019-352 and has created a completely new annex for plastic products

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SGS Tecnos Gains ENAC Testing Lab Accreditation for Electric Vehicle Chargers

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SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has gained accreditation for the testing of Electric Vehicle Chargers, at its SGS Tecnos laboratory in Madrid, Spain. The UNE-EN-ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, awarded by the Spanish National Accreditation Body (ENAC) in accordance with the international standard IEC 61851-1, enables SGS Tecnos to issue test reports

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New Toy Import Policy in India

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India has revised its import policy for toys, effective December 2, 2019. The new policy, published as Notification No. 33/2015-2020, amends the previous set of requirements published in Notification No. 26/2015-2020 in September 2017. The set of requirements published in 2017 contained, inter alia, two important provisions: 1) Requiring certification that confirms toys conform to

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Stronger Toy Safety Regulation Introduced in Vietnam

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The Ministry of Science and Technology of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has announced the introduction of new technical regulation on toy safety. The new regulation, QCVN 3:2019/BKHCN, and published under Circular Number 09/2019/TT-BKHCN of September 30, 2019, will update QCVN 3:2009/BKHC. The new regulation, as with the old, applies to toys for children under

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ECHA Begins SCIP Database for SVHC-Containing Products in January 2021

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced the Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products) (SCIP) database will be in operation from January 5, 2021. After this date, businesses operating in the European Union (EU) must enter certain information onto the database if their articles contain a substance on the

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Overview of Recent European Studies on Food Contact Bamboo and Melamine Products

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In November two reports into food contact materials and articles (FCMs) were published in Europe that may ultimately impact the manufacturers of such products containing bamboo and melamine-formaldehyde resin: On November 25, 2019, the German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR) issued a risk assessment study on the use of FCM made from melamine-formaldehyde resin

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Changes to EU Cosmetics Regulation Concerning the Use of Nano Titanium Dioxide

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The European Commission (EC) has amended Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 on cosmetics to amend the entry concerning titanium dioxide and its nano form. The EC published Regulation (EU) 2019/1857 on November 6, 2019, following opinion SCCS/1580/16 of the European Union’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS). The SCCS determined that face products

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EU Permits HEPB as Preservative in Cosmetics

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On November 6, 2019, the European Commission amended Annex V of Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 on cosmetics to allow the use of Hydroxyethoxyphenyl Butanone (HEPB) as a preservative. HEPB (4-(3-ethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl) butan-2-one) has the function of preservative and skin conditioning. Its approval for use as a preservative in rinse-off, oral care and leave-on cosmetic products, to

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New Trace Limit For 1,4-Dioxane in ASEAN Cosmetics Guidelines

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has updated its Guidelines on Limits of Contaminants for Cosmetics to Version 3.0. At the 30th ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB), held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, June 18-19, 2019, it was decided that a trace impurity limit for 1,4-dioxane should be included in the Guidelines. The new

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