China Announced 41 Batches of Unqualified Children’s Products from January to May
12 June 2020 China,Unqualified,Products,Children,Customs,Safety,Quality
41 batches of imported children's products with unqualified formaldehyde content, pH value, etc., involving Brand H&M, ZARA, Lego, Qiaohu On May 30th, 2020, General Administration of Customs, P.R.China announced the quality and safety of some imported children’s products that were unqualified by the customs from January to May 2020, involving 6 category of 41 batches imported children’s products such as clothing and toys, etc. Unqualified imported children's products...
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must Comply with EU REACH
24 April 2020 REACH,CE,Certification,PPE,SVHC
Recently, European Safety Federation has published an article on its official website regarding "counterfeiting" CE certificate of some current personal protective equipment (PPE). The article made it clear that protective masks (type FFP2 or FFP3), protective glasses and face shields, protective gloves and garments, etc., should meet the requirements of REACH Regulation besides the CE certification. In the following, C&K Testing will fully interpret the duties and oblig...
C&K Testing Technology News of August 2017
1 September 2017 REACH,SVHC,EEE,label,FCM
On 13, July 2017, the commission’s health directorate (DG Sante) exposited two credible options for an EU measure on food contact materials (FCMs), which aims to ensure the printing inks are within acceptable limits. These two options are based on meeting of directorate working group on FCMs. It is said that an EU measure expects to be in place by mid-2018....
California Designates First Priority Product Under SCP
4 August 2017 SCP, TDCPP, TCEP, DTSC, children's product
Recently, California’s Department of Toxic Substance (DTSC) has listed children’s foam-padded sleeping products containing the flame retardants TDCPP or TCEP as the first priority product under the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) effective 1 July....
[RAPEX] Overview of RAPEX notifications in January 2016
24 February 2016 recall,EU,RAPEX
In accordance with the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) and Regulation 765/2008, in January 2016 the European Commission validated 138 notifications1 on dangerous products and transmitted them to the Member States and EEA-c...
ASTM releases alternatives analysis standard
15 January 2016 ASTM, alternatives,analysis,gu
A new ASTM standard has been developed that will assist manufacturers in evaluating chemical alternatives for consumer products....
CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard for Infant Swings
27 March 2014 ASTM,infant swing,F1917-12,sta
CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard for Infant Swings...