The European Commission validated 260 RASFF notifications this month, including 230 notifications on food, accounting for 88.46%; 14 notifications on feed, accounting for 5.39%; 16 notifications on food contact materials (FCMs), accounting for 6.15%. 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 30/11/2016 2016.BOB Italy too ...

In accordance with the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC (GPSD) and Regulation 765/2008, in November 2016 the European Commission validated 193 notifications1 on dangerous products and transmitted them to the Member States (EU Member States and EEA-EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). Most of these concerned products presenting serious risk: 157 notifications (81%). 13 notifications (7%) concerned products presenting less than serious risk and 23 notif ...

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 Summary of Some Standards Standard No. Standard Title Superseded No. Execute Date Textiles, Apparel and Footwear GB/T 18132-2016 Silk garments GB/T 18132-2008 1 July 2017 GB/T 22700-2016 Washed garments GB/T 22700-2008 1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 ...

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 25 November 2016, Health Canada prepares Regulation SOR/2016-302 to amend the Toys Regulations. The amendments concerns clarity of current requirements, updates of test methods, deletion of certain requirements, will not affect the toy industry nor the compliance and enforcement acts of Canada Health. Here are the highlights of amendments: 1. Revised requirements on Corrosive, irritant or sensitizing substancesin Sections 26 of the Regulations. 2. Deleted subsections (1) ...

During 2016, Swedish Chemicals Agency (Kemi) has found 38% of low-price electrical and electronic products contain high levels of prohibited substances in an enforcement act (Enforcement Report). There are 154 electrical and electronic low price products inspected from 84 companies in the act, covering USB-cables, bike lights, Christmas lights and earphones. What Kemi is looking for is lead, cadmium, certain phthalates, short chain chlorinated paraffins and brominated flame ...

The Member State Committee (MSC) unanimously agreed on the identification of four substances of very high concern (SVHCs): bisphenol A, PFDA, PTAP and 4-HPbl. The majority of the MSC’s members also supported the identification of an environmental endocrine disruptor PTBP and a respiratory sensitiser TMA as SVHCs. Helsinki, 19 December 2016 – The Member State Committee (MSC) unanimously agreed on the SVHC identification of: 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A), propo ...

Invited by Zhejiang Supor Group Co. Ltd., our team of experts provide training for new Chinese food contact material regulatory system at the Supor Base at Hangzhou to provide training as regards Interpretation on New Chinese FCM Regulatory Framework and Compliance for its suppliers, including businesses of rubber & plastic materials, silicon gel components and coatings. The training workshop consists of the following: Product Labels & Responsibilities of the Supply ...

The US Federal Register issues a final rule on formaldehyde emission standards. This final rule includes formaldehyde emission standards applicable to hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard, and finished goods containing these products, that are sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured (including imported) in the United States. It is noted that the rule is effective on 10 February 2017. This final rule establishes the manufactured-by date for ...

On 13 December 2016, the Official Journal of the European Union publishes Regulation (EU) 2016/2235 to include BPA restriction in Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation). The new restriction sets forth a threshold limit of 0,02 %(by weight) for Bisphenol A (BPA) present in thermal paper after 2 January 2020. In Annex XVII to REACH Regulation, the following new entry is added: Substance Restriction 66. Bisphenol A CAS No 80-05-7 EC No 201-245-8 Shall not ...