On 1 March 2017, Sony Management Regulations for the Environment-related Substances to beControlled which are included in Parts and Materials -SS-00259 was updated to the 15th-eidition. The parts, materials, and other goods that are procured by the Sony group, or by third parties to which the Sony group outsources the design and manufacture of its electronics products shall fulfill the regulatory requirements since 1 Apr. 2017. ...

ECHA invites comments on the priority of seven substances, their uses, possible exemptions from the authorisation requirement, the structure and complexity of supply chains, and on the proposed transitional arrangements as regards the draft recommendations in the REACH Authorisation List. ...

The CEF Panel that the substance is not of safety concern for consumers if it is used in the manufacture of polyolefin articles intended for contact with all foodstuffs other than fatty foods and the migration does not exceed 5 mg/kg food. The 5 mg/kg food migration should not apply to n-stearamide. ...

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. ...

The European Commission validated 134 notifications as regards food contact materials in 2016. It is noted that more than 80% products through the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) notified came from China primarily caused by migration of formaldehyde, aromatic amines and heavy elements (cadmium, cobalt, chromium, manganese, nickel and lead), excessive levels of phthalates. ...

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls 26 batches of products in January 2017. There are 14 batches of Chinese products, accounting for 53.85%. ...

In accordance with the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) and Regulation 765/2008, in January 2017 the European Commission validated 151 notifications 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: 125 notifications (83%). 14 notifications (9%) concerned products presenting less than serious risk and 12 notifi ...

The European Commission validated 251 RASFF notifications this month, including 225 notifications on food, accounting for 89.64%; 17 notifications on feed, accounting for 6.77%; 9 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.59%. The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements and excessive levels of heavy metals. There are more details on FCM notifications as below: SN Date Reference Notified by Subject Action taken 1 04/01/2017 2017.0014 Belgium DI ...

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. ...

EU proposes to set a limit of 0.1% for octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) in cosmetic products that are washed off in normal conditions of use under REACH Annex XVII ...