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Canada introduces new national standard for tent flammability and labelling requirements. Published in April 2020 by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020 – Flammability and Labeling Requirements for Tents – aims to improve tent safety and minimize fire hazards. It applies to both tents for outdoor use and those tents that are intended for […]

US updates its safety standard for children’s folding chairs and stools. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has published a direct rule revising its safety standard for children’s folding chairs and stools. Direct final rule 16 CFR 1232 amends the standard by incorporating the latest version of ASTM F2613-19 – Standard Consumer Safety Specification

The Californian Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has issued a Safe Use Determination (SUD) for bisphenol A (BPA) in certain polycarbonate eyewear products. The SUD covers exposure relating to BPA from a variety of eyewear products by companies who are members of The Vision Council (TVC).

The US state of Maryland has revised its flame-retardant law with a new definition for ‘childcare product’ and additional restrictions on the use of flame retardants in four categories of consumer good. Under Health-General § 24-306, the definition of ‘childcare product’ now means a consumer product intended for use by a child under the age

The European Union has published a new version of its toy safety standard for finger paints. The new standard is the third amendment to EN 71-7:2014. It was published as EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020 in April 2020 by the European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de Normalisation, CEN) and contains several important changes. These include: References to

China updated the toy categories in its ‘Catalogue of Compulsory Product Certification’ at the end of April 2020. The changes affect three categories of children’s product: