Brief Introduction The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is an Indian national standards and certification authority established under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (The BIS Act, 2016). Its main tasks are to formulate and implement national standards, implement conformity assessment systems, and manage BIS certification. Product certification in India basically implements the principle of voluntary certification, but considering factors such as public health and sa...

On November 19th, 2020, the National Standardization Administration issued Announcement No. 26 of 2020, in which the "Chinese version of REACH restricted substances"-GB/T 39498-2020 "Guidelines for the Control of the Use of Key Chemical Substances in Consumer Products" is officially released. The standard will be implemented on June 1st, 2021. Application Scope This standard applies to consumer products, including product components, parts, accessories, packaging and instruc...

If you prefer not to receive this information, please click here to unsubscribe: Unsubscribe Me With the new general data protection regulation (GDPR) coming into effect on 25 May 2018. Please see our Privacy Policy.en.cirs-ck.com | Hotline: +86-571-87206587 Oct-Nov 2018REACHEU Amends Annex XVII of REACH Regulation Related to Restricted Substances in Textiles 19 October 2018 Tags: REACH10 October, 2018, the Official Journal of European Union released the directive (EU) 2018/1...

9 June, 2018, the cosmetics committee of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations released a notice to add ten additions to the list of substances restricted for use in hair dyes. This restriction will come into force from 1 December, 2019, after which all of the non-compliant products should be withdrawn from the market. What’s more, the maximum limit of 1, 4-Dioxane in cosmetics products is 25 ppm. The guideline for limits for contaminants in cosmetics will be published on the Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website later....

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...

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...

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Several food contact regulations in China have come into operation since 19 April 2017.C&K Testing lists five most frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help you with China food contact materials(FCMs) regulatory compliance....

Led by food contact materials (FCMs) panels of China National Food Industry Association, the Industry Guideline on Plastic Food Contact Materials regards as Responsibilities along the Supply Chain and Document of Compliance (DoC) (referred to as “Guideline”) was officially released on 19 April 2017. With a six-month consultation, it becomes the first industry guideline on Document of Compliance (DoC) in the field of food contact materials (FCMs)....

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....

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....

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Helsinki, 10 January 2017 – The safety of workers will be inspected by 28 EU and EEA Member States. The key element of the project will be to investigate the quality of the safety data sheets (SDSs) that contain guidelines on the safe use of hazardous substances. A safety data sheet (SDS),[1] material safety data sheet (MSDS), or product safety data sheet (PSDS) is an important component of product stewardship, occupational safety and health, and spill-handling procedures....

On 28 December 2016, China published notification on six food related products, namely: food contact plastic, paper, rubber, glass, metal articles and disinfectants. There are 2,919 batches of products randomly inspected from 2,413 enterprises. The failure rate is 2.4%. The highlight of the inspection lies in physicochemical properties, which can directly reflect the hazard that may present to food. It is shown that 71 batches do not comply with relevant standards. Details a...

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On 12 December 2016, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) released G.W.B.S.P.H. (2016) No. 1358 to issue 2016 Food Safety National Standard Project Program (Phase II), including food contact ink and 8 other national food contact materials and articles standards. The program covers ten categories, including: basic standards, food product standards, food standards for special diets, food additives quality and specification st...

On 12 December 2016, the Industry Guideline on Plastic Food Contact Materials regards as Responsibilities along the Supply Chain and Document of Compliance (DoC) (Download the Chinese Version) prepared by Food Contact Materials Panel Commission under China Food Industry Association seeks for opinions on the official website. The consultation period closes on 10 January 2017. The “Document of Compliance” (DoC) is initially introduced in Chinese regulatory framework on foo...

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...

Nike Inc., a leading company for sports’ wear, has updated its Restricted substances List & sustainable chemistry guidance (RSL & SCG). All materials manufactured for Nike, Nike Affiliate or Licensee products (any product with Converse, Hu...

A guideline on the scope of the Entry 63 (paragraphs 7 to 10) of Annex XVII to REACH on “Lead and its compounds in articles supplied to the general public that can be mouthed by children” is formulated by the European Chemicals Agency (E...