Recently, the State Administration of Market Regulation organized and carried out national supervision and spot checks on the quality of 4 food-related products, including daily ceramics and tableware. The spot check is now notified as follows: 1. Basic information Random inspection overview The products under spot check are 4 kinds of products including daily ceramic tableware, food contact glassware, industrial and commercial electric food processing equipment, and composi...

Since the publication and implementation of China GB 4806.1-2016 "National Food Safety Standard General Safety Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Products", label identification has become a "hot discussion" among the entire food contact product industry What Information is included in the labels of food contact products? A label is a general term for words, symbols, numbers, patterns, and other descriptions that carry related information such as product name, quali...

The European Commission validated 384 RASFF notifications this month, including 333 notifications on food, accounting for 86.72%; 35 notifications on feed, accounting for 9.11%; 16 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 4.17%. 13 of the products are from China, accounting for 81.25%. The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements....

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls 32 batches of products in July 2019. There are 27 batches of Chinese products, accounting for 84.375%. Accompanying remedies (refund, replacement and repair) are taken for such notifications.As notified on the CPSC website, some customers have already got injured due to the potential hazards.So it is important to track the recalls of products to ensure consumers' legitimate interests and rights. C&K Testing hereby reminds related enterprises to enhance the product quality by learning more about the potential hazards of their product categories....

The European Commission validated 372 RASFF notifications this month, including 337 notifications on food, accounting for 90.59%; 26 notifications on feed, accounting for 6.99%; 9 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 2.42%. 8 of the products are from China, accounting for 88.89%. The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements. There are more details on FCM notifications as below...

The European Commission validated 357 RASFF notifications this month, including 302 notifications on food, accounting for 83.8%; 37 notifications on feed, accounting for 10.36%; 18 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 5.04%. All of the products are from China, accounting for 77.78%. The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements....

The European Commission validated 273 RASFF notifications this month, including 253 notifications on food, accounting for 92.67%; 11 notifications on feed, accounting for 4.03%; 9 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.3%, in which 6 products from China are contained, accounting for 66.66%. The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements....

The European Commission validated 309 RASFF notifications this month, including 261 notifications on food, accounting for 84.47%; 36 notifications on feed, accounting for 11.65%; 12 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.88%, in which 8 products from China are contained, accounting for 66.67%. The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements. There are more details on FCM notifications as below...

The European Commission validated 338 RASFF notifications this month, including 311 notifications on food, accounting for 92.01%; 16 notifications on feed, accounting for 4.73%; 11 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 3.26%, in which 6 products from China are contained, accounting for 54.55%. The prime hazards for FCMs are migration of elements....

On September 26, 2017, food contact material experts committee of China National Food Industry Association released guidance on manufacture of identification label of food contact materials and articles in the kind of household appliances, which aims to provide related enterprises with reliable guidance in compliance with labeling requirement....

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....

The European Commission validated354 RASFF notifications this month, including 333 notifications on food, accounting for 94.06%; 13 notifications on feed, accounting for 3.67%; 8 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 2.25%, in which 7 products from China are contained, accounting for 87.50%....

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls 29 batches of products in January 2017. There are 7 batches of Chinese products, accounting for 24.14%....

The European Commission validated 280 RASFF notifications this month, including 244 notifications on food, accounting for 87.14%; 22 notifications on feed, accounting for 7.86%; 14 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 5.00%. 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 02/03/2017 2017.0268 Austria g...

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....

On 1 Apr. 2017, Turkey Ministry of Custom released Gazette No. 30025 to amend Turkish toy regulation in the interest of clarity, and also include 9 restrictions for toys....

The European Commission validated 243 RASFF notifications this month, including 214 notifications on food, accounting for 88.07%; 22 notifications on feed, accounting for 9.05%; 7 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 2.08%....

On 22 January 2016, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) released 2017 China Quality Supervision Catalogue of Key Industrial Products (“Catalogue”). It is noteworthy that the products listed in the catalogue are the focus of quality supervision in 2017. The catalogue includes daily consumer products, building decoration materials, industrial production materials, agricultural production materia...

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) issues 2017 National Random Inspection Plan of China, which covers children’s products and food contact materials, totalling 147 products. According to the notification, the objects to be inspected involve operators, distributors, e-commerce traders. We will fixate our eyes on the following categories of products: Children’s Products The products to be inspe...

On 20 December 2016, Standardisation Administration of China (SAC) issued Notification 23 of Year 2016 to publish 292 national standards and 23 foreign versions of 23 national standards. Summary of Some Standards Standard No. Standard Title Superseded No. Execute Date Textiles, Apparel and Footwear GB/T 18132-2016 Silk garments GB/T 18132-2008 1 July 2017 GB/T 22700-2016 Washed garments GB/T 22700-2008 1 July 2017 GB/T 22803-2016 Shoe board GB/T 22803-2008 1 July 2017 GB/T 3...