In 2021, through on-site inspection and laboratory testing, Shanghai Customs had effectively implemented the quality and safety inspection and supervision of imported consumer goods at Shanghai ports, and effectively guaranteed the safety and health of consumers. The relevant unqualified cases found by Shanghai Customs in the quality and safety inspection of imported and exported commodities are hereby released. Case 1: Continuous detection of unqualified adult clothing of B...

On November 26, 2021, the Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture adopted the 21st Amendments, updating the "Consumer Products Regulations" again. This update is mainly to increase the relevant provisions of printing or varnishes for food contact materials and products in the "Consumer Products Regulations". The amendments were published in the Federal Law Gazette on December 7, 2021, and came into force on December 8, 2021, with a transition period of four to f...

2 September, 2019, the Danish ministry of environment and food announced that the Danish government will ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in paper and cardboard used in food contact materials by July 2020. The proposal, first published in February, has been submitted to external consultations and is expected to come into force in July 2020....

On September 14, 2017, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ) published the No.73 notification, which request public comment on the catalogue of the State Supervisory Sampling Inspection of Product Quality. This catalogue involves eight kinds of products, consumer goods, textile, electrical and electronic products, light industry products, Construction and decoration materials, Agricultural Capital Goods, Machinery and safety products, Electrical and material products and food related products. The deadline for consultation is October 31....

Recently, Maine added two flame retardants, decaBDE and HBCDD, into its list of priority chemicals....

The Swiss Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs (FSVO) has published a new national food law that includes food contact materials (FCMs). It will come into force on 1 May and updates three annexes, which list authorised substances for the production of consumer goods. They are: Annex 2: plastic and requirements for these substances; Annex 9: silicone and requirements for these substances; and Annex 10: printing inks and requirements for these substances. The...

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On 5 July 2016, Germany has notified a draft of its ordinance on printing inks to the European Commission by amending Germany's Consumer Goods....

On 22 July 2015, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) published International Standards for the Safety of Consumer Products - Criteria for Acceptance, which specifies the conditions for ACCC’s criteria to accept internationa...