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Ukraine has published a draft resolution that, if accepted, will bring its toy safety legislation into closer alignment with the European Union’s Directive 2009/48/EC, the so-called European Toy Safety Directive (TSD). The draft resolution – Draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine On Amendments to the Technical Regulations for Toy Safety – was […]

European Union (EU) releases proposal to restrict aniline in specific toy materials. According to the proposal circulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on September 8, 2020, the EU proposes aniline restrictions on textiles and leather materials, and in finger paints. These will be restricted under Appendix C to Annex II of Directive 2009/48/EC, the

SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is hosting 14 webinars from October 19-23, 2020, in their Global Juvenile Products Safety Forum. To keep you safe and for your convenience, SGS has arranged live online webinars that you can view from wherever you are. Aimed at retailers, brand owners, designers and manufacturers

The European Union (EU) has issued a proposal to expand the scope of restrictions on eight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in granules or mulches used in synthetic turf pitch infill materials. The eight PAHs are: Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) Benzo[e]pyrene (BeP) Benzo[a]anthracene (BaA) Chrysene (CHR) Benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbFA) Benzo[j]fluoranthene (BjFA) Benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkFA) Dibenzo[a,h]fluoranthene (DBAhA) [if !supportLists] Under the

The US state of Vermont has released the latest version of its rule concerning chemicals of high concern to children (CHCC) in children’s products. This updates contains multiple important changes, including: Expansion in the definition of formaldehyde – from ‘formaldehyde’ to ‘formaldehyde and substances that are intentionally added to release formaldehyde’. These include: [if !supportLists]