2021

SGS Publishes Summary of EDQM Food Contact Paper and Board Guidelines

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Stakeholders are reminded that the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EQDM) has published the first edition of its technical guide, ‘Paper and board used in food contact materials and articles.’ This supersedes the Council of Europe’s Policy statement, Version 4 dated February 12, 2009. Published in May 2021, this publication consists […]

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Changes to Food Contact Stainless Steel Legislation Proposed in Italy

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Italy has signalled its intention to adopt a draft piece of legislation that will, if accepted, amend Decree of the Minister of Health of March 21, 1973, in relation to food contact stainless steels. The latest proposal to change the decree – ‘Hygiene rules for packaging, containers and utensils intended to come into contact with

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EU Adds C9-C14 Perfluorocarboxylic Acids to Annex XVII of REACH

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The European Union (EU) has expanded the scope of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) by including perfluorocarboxylic acids containing 9 to 14 carbon atoms in the chain (C9-C14 PFCAs), their salts and C9-C14 PFCA-related substances. These are a family of substances that occur unintentionally during the manufacture of

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WTO Circulates Proposed Changes to EU CLP Regulation

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The European Union (EU) has informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it intends to revise Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation). Among the proposed changes: 39 entries added to Table 3 in Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation ‘List of Harmonized Classification and

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SGS Summarizes EU Guidance Document for Toys Vs Decorative/Collectible Products

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Deciding whether a product is a toy or just a decorative or collectible product can be hard. The European Union (EU) Commission and Member States Toy Expert Group has recently published Guidance Document No. 20 to help stakeholders decide whether their product comes under the scope of the EU Directive 2009/48/EC, the so-called Toy Safety

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China Introduces National Standard for Customer Experience in Textile Products

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The Standardization Administration of China has released a new national standard – GB/T 40270-2021 ‘Textiles-General technical requirements based on consumer experience’. Product standards have traditionally been constructed from the perspective of product processes and technical levels; they give no consideration to the consumer experience. GB/T 40270-2021 introduces an assessment index system based on the subjective

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China Issues New Product Standard for Cool Touch Knitted Clothing

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On April 1, 2021, China’s new product standard for knitted clothing that feels cool to touch – FZ/T 73067-2020 – came into effect. This standard covers knitted clothing made predominantly from knitted fabrics with a contact transient cool feeling function. It does not apply to clothing made for children aged less than 36 months. ‘Transient

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EU Launches Enforcement Plan for Illegal Food Contact Materials Containing Bamboo Powder

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Following a ban by several European Union (EU) Member States on food contact bamboo-melamine plastics, the European Commission has published the “EU enforcement action on food contact materials (FCM) made of bamboo ‘powder’.” Importers of FCM made with bamboo powder have been required to submit an authorization dossier according to Regulation (EC) 1935/2004, the Food

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Brazil Updates Ordinance for Toys

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Stakeholders are reminded that Brazil’s new ordinance, detailing the consolidated technical regulations and conformity assessment requirements for toys, came into force on August 2, 2021. Published by the Ministry of Economy/National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) as Ordinance No. 302 of July 12, 2021, it contains several important provisions, including: Establishing consolidated regulations

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New Pacifier Ordinance in Brazil

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Stakeholders are reminded that Brazil’s new ordinance for pacifiers came into force on August 2, 2021. Issued by the Brazilian Ministry of Economy/National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) on July 16, 2021, Ordinance No. 301 of July 12, 2021, details the consolidated conformity assessment requirements and conformity identification seal for pacifiers. Provisions included

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