Helsinki, 5 September 2017- A public consultation has been launched on proposals to identify nine new substances of very high concern (SVHC) by ECHA. Name of the substances and examples of their uses are available on ECHA’s website. The deadline for comments is 20 October 2017. ...

On August 31, 2017, the European Commission has notifies the WTO of proposed amendments to its Regulation (EU) No 10/2011on plastic materials and articles intended to contact with food, which intends to authorise four new FCMs. ...

August 31, 2017, official journal of the European Commission published the amending the Appendices to Annex XVII to Regulation (EU) No 1907/2006 of REACH. The prohibitive substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicant (CRM) have been added to 23 and the previous 2 kinds of CMR also get their updates. This amendment will take into force on the 20th day. ...

August 18, 2017, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (S.D.Y.N) made a judgment on the US Consumer products safety Commission's (CPSC) dereliction of duty, which CPSC agreed to finalize a rule that could ban five phthalates in toys by October 18. ...

Since Fidget Spinner came into market, it brings related manufactures with commercial opportunity for its popularity. However the hot sale is accompanied by the various types of accidents, especially children’s injuries occur repeatedly, Europe and the United Stated, Australia and other countries and regions have recalled, destroyed and withdrew from markets, which increase the risks of its export and sale. It has come into common that Fidget Spinner should compliant with Toy Standards ...

On August 15, 2017, 14 ministries, involving Ministry of Environmental protection of the people’s Republic of China, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and General Administration of Customs, jointly issued the No.38 announcement about the effectiveness of Minamata Convention on Mercury(hereafter referred to as simply Mercury Regulation). Mercury Regulation would be known as another important international convention as well asStockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutantssince coming into force on August 16, 2017. ...

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) validated notifications on76 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. ...

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls 19 batches of products in July 2017. There are 11 batches of Chinese products, accounting for 57.90%. ...

The European Commission validated 306 RASFF notifications this month, including 267 notifications on food, accounting for 87.25%; 26 notifications on feed, accounting for 8.49%; 13 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 4.24%, in which 12 products from China are contained, accounting for 92.30%. ...

In accordance with the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) and Regulation 765/2008, in July 2017 the European Commission validated 167 notifications1 on dangerous products and transmitted them to the Member States (EU Member States and EEA-EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). Most of these concerned products presenting serious risk: 148 notifications (89%). 14 notifications (8%) concerned products presenting less than serious risk and 5 notifications (3%) were circulated for information. ...