EU Amends the Ecological Criteria for Textile
4 August 2017 EU, Textile,OEKO-TEX, Ecolabal
On July 27, 2017, the Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1392 was released by Official Journal of the European Union, which amended the EU Ecolabel for textile products (Decision 2014/350/EU). Decision 2014/350/EU involves a large proportion of EU Ecolabel for textile products(Decision 2014/350/EU) ,but not limit to heavy metals....
Denmark sets formaldehyde limits in wood-based materials
13 March 2017 Denmark, furniture, wood, formaldehyde, restriction
On 9 March 2017, Denmark notified the European Commission of its restriction on the manufacturing and sale of furniture and parts made of wood-based materials that release formaldehyde, whether the wood-based material is untreated, surface-coated, or treated with a coating....
C&K Testing Technology News of February 2017
3 March 2017 reach, rohs, PAHs, svhc, heavy metal, azo, phthalates, electrical, toys, fcms, plastic, rubber, test
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Interpretation to chemical restrictions of new EU Ecolabel for wood flooring
22 February 2017 Ecolabel, wood, flooring, chemical
The Official Journal of the European Union released Decision (EU) 2017/176 on 2 Feb. 2017 to notify the update of EU Ecolabel for wood flooring on 25 Jan. 2017. The Ecolabel is applied to wood-, cork- and bamboo-based floor coverings. The revised criteria, along with the related assessment and verification requirements should be valid for six years from the date of notification of this Decision....
C&K Testing Technology News of October 2016
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EU revises ecolabel criteria for footwear
10 October 2016 footwear, ecolabel
On 9 August 2016, the Official Journal of the European Union revised the standard as regards the ecological criteria for the award of the EU ecolabel for footwear by Decision (EU) 2016/1349, which replaced Decision 2009/563/EC. The product group ‘footwear’ shall comprise all articles designed to protect or cover the foot, with an applied sole which comes into contact with the ground. Footwear may be composed of various natural and/or synthetic materials. The product grou...
Apple published Regulated Substances Specification (Version 2016)
26 April 2016 Apple,harmful subtance,test
In March 2016, Apple, the tech giant, updated Apple Regulated Substances Specification (RSS)069-0135-J. This Regulated Substances Specification describes Apple’s global restrictions on the use of certain chemical substances or materials in...
Kemi proposes a textiles-specific EU regulation
7 December 2015 textiles,EU,Kemi,hazardous sub
Recently, the Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemi) proposes an EU-wide regulation on hazardous substances in textiles, according to a report of the Swedish Government....
EU Commission revises Ecolabel criteria for paints and varnishes
17 June 2015 Ecolabel,paint,vanish
The European Commission has published its amending Decision establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes on 8 June 2015....