On 21 March 2017, two Chinese standards for electrical self-balancing scooters (“Safety requirements and test methods on electrical self-balancing scooters”, “General technical requirements on electrical self-balancing scooters”) were open for opinions. The consultation period ends on 20 Apr. 2017. ...

Washington 16 March 2017, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) released the 18th edition of the Restricted Substance List (RSL), the industry's chemical management resource for banned or restricted chemicals and substances in finished home textile, apparel, and footwear products around the world. ...

The random inspection by Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemi) on jewllery showed that dangerous levels of lead and cadmium present in nearly one third of jewllery. In Kemi’s analysis, the hazards concerned the following: l Dangerous levels of lead and cadmium (most common problem) l The presence of mercury l Detected levels of banned azodyes The majority of the non-compliant products were imported from Asia through the internet at low prices. Several days ago, C&K Testing r ...

In February 2017, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released ISO17075-1:2017 and ISO17075-2:2017 to update the test standard ISO 17075, superseding the previous standard ISO 17075:2007. ...

AQSIQ will make evaluations on the risks of products intended for import or export, and if necessary, will also take measures to re-dispatch, destroy, or recall products of high concern, or stop the intended import & export, sale or use of such products, or seal or detach such products in accordance with stipulations of laws and regulations. ...

C&K Testing, based in China and staffed by experienced technicians, can help you check product compliance or improve your product quality by our testing and consulting services. ...

On 9 March 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) opened a stakeholder consultation for two substances of very high concern (SVHC) intentions (BPA, Perfluorohexane-1-sulphonic acid and its salts). The consultation period ends on 24 April 2016. ...

On 9 March 2017, Denmark notified the European Commission of its restriction on the manufacturing and sale of furniture and parts made of wood-based materials that release formaldehyde, whether the wood-based material is untreated, surface-coated, or treated with a coating. ...

The first settlement agreement of California Proposition 65 has been reached on 9 Feb. 2017. The concentration of Bisphenol A (BPA) present in polycarbonate cooking equipment shall not be equaling to or more than 1,000ppm. ...

Sweden passed a new regulation to levy taxes on electrical and electronic products containing specific toxic substances. Applicable on 1 Apr. 2017, the regulation specifies that Sweden will begin to levy taxes accessing Sweden market since 1 July 2017 and fewer taxes will be required on compliant products. ...