Asbestos Asbestos is a general term for natural fibrous siliceous minerals. It belongs to silicates. It is a substance with a fibrous crystal structure, containing magnesium, iron, aluminum, sodium and other oxides and bound silica. It is very solid, and has the properties of fire resistance, corrosion resistance, heat preservation, etc., and the price is low. However, asbestos has been included in the list of first-level carcinogens by the WHO. This is because although asbe...

On March 15, 2021, Shanghai Customs held a press conference and announced that Shanghai Customs carried out risk monitoring on five categories of 199 batches of imported baby consumer products in 2020, including children's scooters, baby clothing, baby food contact products, baby diapers, and stationery, 95 batches of unqualified batches were detected, with an overall disqualification rate of 47.7%. The security situation is not optimistic. Among them, 10 batches of children...

The European Commission validated 821 RASFF notifications this month, including 735 notifications on food, accounting for 89.53%; 56 notifications on feed, accounting for 6.82%; 30 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.65%. 17 of the products are from China, accounting for 56.67%. The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements. There are more details on FCM notifications as below: date reference notified by countries concerned subject action...

CIRS is to attend the Global Food Contact 2018 in Bethesda, Maryland, from 9 May to 11 May. CIRS will set a booth in the exhibit hall and the brochures of CIRS will be distributed around the booth. Global Food Contact is the only place to receive the latest information on regulatory requirements in all the key markets including Canada, China, Japan, Africa, India and more. Featuring high-level discussions on the key issues facing the global food contact industry, Global Food...

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls 24 batches of products in February 2018. There are 15 batches of Chinese products, accounting for 62.50%. Based on our statistics, the Chinese products notified through the CPSC in February were as below...

14 February, 2018, The European Commission has published its amending Regulation (EU) 2018/213 on the OJ to restrict the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in varnishes and coatings intended to come into contact with food. This regulation also amends the EU Food contact plastic Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 to further tighten the BPA migration limit....

The framework legislation GB 4806.1-2016 and the positive list for additives GB 9685-2016 for materials and articles which come into contact with food in China both applied on October 19. Which indicates that the identification tag, declaration of conformity, and also additives, need to meet the new requirements. Articles, failed to comply with new GB standards will be returned or destroyed since certain specific products standards regarding plastic, plastic resin, paper, me...

In the first half year of 2017, multi batch of electrical and electronic equipment storing in many ports of WUXI, TAICANG, ZHENJIANG, SUZHOU in JIANGSU province violating China Requirement of restriction on hazardous substance were asked for rectifying. Quality defect and total number of exceeding colony, especially over lead, cadmium, mercury are prominent problems, besides, unqualified labels which indicate electric parameter and international importing use....

On May 7, according to the report of Japanese agricultural news, Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare had decided to introduce the positive list system to its supervision of food-contacted containers and raw material of utensils....

Several mandatory national standards (GB standards) on food contact materials (FCMs) and articles in China will apply from 19 April 2017. The new China FCMs regulatory framework covers requirements throughout raw materials, manufacture management and testing. The wide coverage and great changes in relevant standards make it challenging for both Chinese operators and importers for China regulatory compliance....

China strengthens its quality surveillance on its market in pursuit of quality and safe products. Random inspections are common to ensure China regulatory compliance.C&K Testing is at your service to render you on-stop solutions to China Regulatory Compliance Testing....

On 6 February 2017, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) approves the safety assessment of two food contact materials....

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) validated notifications on 172 batches of imported industrial goods, which were found non-compliant during inspection and quarantine process at the entry ports of China. They have not been offered for sale on the China market yet and are re-dispatched or destroyed instead according to laws....

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) validated notifications on 68 batches of imported industrial goods, which were found non-compliant during inspection and quarantine process at the entry ports of China. They have not been offered for sale on the China market yet and are re-dispatched or destroyed instead according to laws. Upon our analysis, Information for the notifications validated is as the...

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) validated notifications on 302 batches of imported industrial goods, which were found non-compliant during inspection and quarantine process at the entry ports of China. They have not been offered for sale on the China market yet and are re-dispatched or destroyed instead according to laws. Upon our analysis, Information for the notifications validated is as the...

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General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) validated notifications on 108 batches of imported industrial goods, which were found non-compliant during inspection and quarantine process at the entry ports of China. They have not been offered for sale on the China market yet and are re-dispatched or destroyed instead according to laws. Information for the notifications validated is as the following: No. Ref...

On 20 October 2016, Hangzhou (Zhejiang Province, China) Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (the “Authority”) destroyed two batches of unqualified food contact articles, including: 548 ceramic cups made in Japan for dangerous levels of heavy metals present in the products; 150 sets of filter elements of storage kettles for defects in product performance and lack of hygiene licenses. In recent days, the Authority found the measured value of lead migration is 3.0mg/L for some...

A committee working under the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) is considering a new regulatory framework for food contact materials (FCMs) in Japan, including a positive list system. FCMs are currently regulated under the Food Sanitation Act and the system is based on a negative list. This means that substances listed are banned or restricted for use in FCMs in Japan. But the list does not control substances that are banned in other jurisdictions. Systems in the...

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) validated notifications on 93 batches of imported industrial goods, which were found non-compliant during inspection and quarantine process at the entry ports of China. They have not been offered for sale on the China market yet and are re-dispatched or destroyed instead according to laws. Information for the notifications validated is as the following: No. Ref....