Switzerland Updates POP Chemicals Legislation

Switzerland has revised it national legislation on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with the transposing of three ‘Decisions’ from the Stockholm Convention on POP chemicals. Signed in 2001 and effective in 2004, the Stockholm Convention is an international environmental treaty that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of POPs. The goal is to

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China Updates Mandatory Standard for Flame Retardant Protective Clothing

China updates its mandatory standard for flame retardant protective clothing – GB 8965.1-2020. The standard covers flame retardant protective clothing designed to protect the wearer from flame, sparking, and in flashover dangerous places with flammable substances. The main technical changes include: Revision and addition of normative references, some terms and definitions, requirements for stitch distance,

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China Issues New Mandatory Standard for Heat Protective Clothing

China’s new mandatory standard for clothing that provides protection from heat – GB 38453-2019 – came into effect on July 1, 2020. Issued by the Standardization Administration of China and included in China’s No.17 announcement on newly approved standards in 2019, GB 38453-2019 applies to protective clothing that is designed to reduce the potential for

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China Updates Mandatory Standard for High Visibility Clothing

China has updated its mandatory national standard for high visibility protective clothing – GB 20653-2020. The standard covers professional use high visibility clothing designed using fluorescent and retroreflective materials. The intention of the clothing it to provide conspicuous warning of the worker in an environment where visibility is poor. GB 20653-2020 contains provisions relating to

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What Does Brexit Mean for Electrical and Electronic Product Restricted Substance Compliance?

The UK government has published guidance to help manufacturers and importers placing electrical and electronic (EE) products onto the UK market after the end of the Brexit transition arrangements on December 31, 2020. From January 1, 2021, EE products that are currently subject to CE marking should bear the new UKCA (Conformity Assessment) mark. A

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SGS Details North American Flammability Standards for Tents and Sleeping Bags

SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification service provider, has published details of the flammability standards that tents and sleeping bags must conform to in North America. This advice comes at a time of growth in the camping market as consumers look for alternatives to flying during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent survey

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EU Introduces New Test Standard for ‘Accelerated Wear and Corrosion for Nickel Release from Coated Items’

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has published a new method for simulating wear and corrosion for the detection of nickel release from coated items. Published in September 2020, EN 12472:2020 ‘Method for the simulation of accelerated wear and corrosion for the detection of nickel release from coated items’, should be used prior to detecting

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SGS Launches a New Service to Test the Efficacy of Foot Antiperspirant Products

SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has launched a bespoke new testing service to enable manufacturers of antiperspirants for feet to test and certify the efficacy of their products. National and international authorities require that efficacy claims of cosmetic products should be substantiated scientifically. However, despite an increasing number of foot-specific

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California Bans 24 Substances from Cosmetic Products

On September 30, 2020, the US state of California banned 24 substances from inclusion in cosmetic products. AB2762 Cosmetic Products: Safety will come into effect on January 1, 2025. It prohibits the manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in commerce any cosmetic products that contains any of eleven intentionally added substances or the

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