On 7 March 2017, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture publishes an amendment draft to introduce a limit of 0.5mg/kg for mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbon (MOAH) contact with food materials. ...

EU restricts 22 azodyes in leather and textiles under the EU REACH Annex XVII entry 43 and four testing methods are designated. ...

Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC is considered as the most stringent toy regulation in the globe requiring all toys to access the EU market should meet the requirements hereof. On 27 March 2017, EU ministers adopted the amendments to Annex II to toy safety directive to lower the lead limit. ...

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. ...

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls 18 batches of products in February 2017. There are 11 batches of Chinese products, accounting for 61.11%. Based on our statistics, the products notified through the CPSC in February were as below: The above diagram show that household products are the most frequently notified in this month. Our analysis shows that fire (5 notifications) and fall (4 notifications) are types of risk that most frequently notified, accounting for ...

General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) validated notifications on 70 batches of imported industrial goods, which were found non-compliant during inspection and quarantine process at the entry ports of China. They have not been offered for sale on the China market yet and are re-dispatched or destroyed instead according to laws. I. Analysis on product category and violation Product category Quantity/B ...

In accordance with the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) and Regulation 765/2008, in February 2017 the European Commission validated 181 notifications on dangerous products and transmitted them to the Member States (EU Member States and EEA-EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). Compared to the total number of notifications on dangerous products submitted during the month of February 2016 the number of notifications was 10% higher in February 2017 ...

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%. ...

C&K Testing makes a summary of progress made in restriction proposals under REACH Annex XVII. ...

China strengthens its quality surveillance on its market in pursuit of quality and safe products. Random inspections are common to ensure China regulatory compliance.C&K Testing is at your service to render you on-stop solutions to China Regulatory Compliance Testing. ...