A great many products exported to the U.S. are required to process FDA certification and EPA certification before entering the U.S. market. Then what do you know about FDA certification and EPA certification? As a leading product safety and regulatory consulting firm, CIRS Group is now able to provide the U.S. FDA certification and EPA certification services to help clients remove the technical barriers to trade and successfully enter the US market. What is US FDA Certificat...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a second round of test orders under section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to obtain additional data on eight of the next 20 chemicals undergoing risk evaluation. After reviewing reasonably available data on these chemicals, EPA has determined additional data are needed and is using its TSCA test order authority to require companies to develop and submit information on avian and aquatic environmental haz...

In January 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final rules for the control of hazardous substances, in order to reduce exposure to substances, mixtures or articles that containing persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT). These five substances include decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE), phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)), 2,4,6-Tris(tert-butyl)phenol (2,4,6-TTBP), hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD), pentachlorothiophenol (PCTP). The rules...

If you prefer not to receive this information, please click here to unsubscribe: Unsubscribe Me With the new general data protection regulation (GDPR) coming into effect on 25 May 2018. Please see our Privacy Policy.en.cirs-ck.com | Hotline: +86-571-87206587 April 2019REACHEU Adopted the Authorized Uses of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) 24 April 2019 Tags: REACHOn 5 April 2019, the Official Journal of the European Union issued a notice approving the application for a...

19 April, 2019, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 11 Significant New Use Rules on certain chemical substances. The deadline for notification and evaluation is May 20, 2019. EPA is now proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) for 11 chemical substances subject to pre-production notification (PMN) under the toxic substances management act (TSCA). This measure requires that persons who produce (as required by law, including imports) or process these 11 c...

The US Federal Register issues a final rule on formaldehyde emission standards. This final rule includes formaldehyde emission standards applicable to hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard, and finished goods containing these products, that are sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured (including imported) in the United States. It is noted that the rule is effective on 10 February 2017. This final rule establishes the manufactured-by date for...

Maine's environmental protection department (DEP) has proposed a rule to designate decaBDE and HBCD as priority chemicals under the Toxic Chemicals in Children's Products law. It would apply to manufacturers of a range of products that intentionally contain the flame retardants when used in a non-polymeric, additive form. The rule proposes covering: l childcare articles, sleepwear, toys, clothing and footwear; l electronic devices; and l household furniture and furnishings,...

The Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA) has commissioned Oeko-Institut e.V and COWI AS to perform a preliminary review of a possible restriction of a group of substances (Small brominated alkyl alcohols, SBAA) under the RoHS Directive. A six week stakeholder consultation has been launched today to collect further input. The consultation period opens from 23 Sept. 2016 to 4 Nov. 2016. The group of substances is defined as small brominated linear and branched alkyl a...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to pass Significant New Use Rule (Snur) to restrict the use of trichloroethylene (TCE) in certain consumer products....

House of Representatives in US passed a bill by 398-1 to reform the existing TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) of 40 years on last Tuesday....

According to report of 12 May 2015 of TIA (Toy Industry Association), it called for comprehensive reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and establishing a federal law to address chemical use nationally so as to curb the continuou...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend the significant new use rule (Snur) for 1-propene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro to allow manufacturing for certain uses without providing notice to the agency....