The restriction of formamide in the EU toy safety directive (TSD) is effective on 24 May, which sets forth a limit of 20 μg/m3 (emission limit) after a maximum of 28 days from commencement of the emission testing of foam toy materials containing more than 200 mg/kg (cut-off limit based on content). On 25 November 2015, the EU Commission publishes the amendment Regulation (EU) 2015/2115. There are four restricted substances were included in the directive at the same time, na ...

On 2 February 2017, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) publishes a direct rule 82 FR 8989 in the Federal Register that it has recently allowed the update to ASTM F963, ASTM F963–16, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety (ASTM F963–16), to become the mandatory toy standard. The rule is effective on 30 April 2017, unless it receive significant adverse comment by 6 March 2017. According to the CPSC, the rule will become effective on April 30 and w ...

On 10 February 2017, the Official Journal of the European Union publishes Regulation (EU) 2017/227 to include decaBDE restriction in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation). The substance decaBDE shall be subject to a limit of 0,1 %(by weight) for its use in the production of or placing the market in another substance as a constituent, a mixture, or an article or any part thereof after 2 March 2019. ...

US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) releases Toy-Related Death and Injuries (Calendar Year 2015), which presents the latest available statistics on deaths and emergency department-treated injuries associated with toys for the 2015 calendar year. Some children’s products are listed of high concern and it is of high likelihood of the highlights for CPSC supervision. In this report, the quality of toys on the market has overall improved especially after the applicabi ...

OEKO-TEX® is pleased to announce that it is joining the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Program. OEKO-TEX® has long supported the vision of globally implementing sustainable/green chemistry and best practices in the textile, apparel, and footwear industries in order to protect consumers, workers, and the environment. OEKOTEX ® looks forward to collaboration with other leading brands and contributors that are also members of the ZDHC Program. Collecti ...

On 5 January 2017, EU Commission notifies World Trade Organisation (WTO) to amend the List of Substances Prohibited in Cosmetic Products (Annex II) under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 by Notification G/TBT/N/EU/436. The three substances proposed to be prohibited are as below: Reference Number Chemical Name/INN CAS number EC number 1380 3- and 4-(4-Hydroxy-4-methylpentyl) cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde (HICC) 51414-25-6/ 31906-04-4/ 257-187-9/ 250-863-4/ 1381 2,6-Dihydroxy-4-me ...

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls 26 batches of products in December 2016. There are 16 batches of Chinese products, accounting for 61.54% . Based on our statistics, the Chinese products notified through the CPSC in December were as below: The above diagram show that household products are the most frequently notified in this month. Our analysis shows that fire (8 notifications) and injury (5 notifications) are types of risk that most frequently notified, acc ...

In accordance with the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) and Regulation 765/2008, in December 2016 the European Commission validated 232 notifications on dangerous products and transmitted them to the Member States (EU Member States and EEA-EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) based on the statistics from Week 48-Week 51. ...

The European Commission validated 293 RASFF notifications this month, including 266 notifications on food, accounting for 90.78%; 15 notifications on feed, accounting for 5.12%; 12 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 4.09%. 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 02/12/2016 2016.1672 Austria t ...

On 13 January, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) deals with the risk assessment of the additive tungsten oxide for use in food contact materials. EFSA considered it safety to use the substance as a reheat agent in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at a maximum use level of 75 ppm (75 mg/kg PET) and for other technical functions or for use in other polymers, the migration should not exceed 50 μg/kg. Tungsten oxide, (CAS No 39318-18-8 and FCM No 1064), of which the ave ...