Consumer Products
19/11/09 | Testing and Certification Requirements Under Section 102 Of CPSIA
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issues interim guidance for manufacturers to meet testing and Certification requirements under Section 102 of CPSIA |  Download |
Hardlines
17/11/09 | Vietnam Adopts Toy Safety Regulations,
In June 2009, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam adopted a Technical Regulation on the safety of toys. The new law establishes requirements for the safety of children’s toys, the corresponding methods, quality management for domestic production, import and circulation in the market. The regulation is effective 15 April, 2010. | Download |
Consumer Products
11/11/09 | CPSC proposes database for searching consumer product incident reports
In response to the requirement of the CPSIA, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is
submitting a report to Congress for implementing a publicly accessible, searchable database of consumer
product incident reports. Preliminarily named SaferProducts.gov, this database will provide a single central
location where consumers can go to report product safety incidents, and to search for prior incidents and recalls
on products they own as well as making decisions about purchases. The CPSC also has scheduled a publicity
campaign to raise awareness of this database in the community. | Download |
Consumer Products
04/11/09 | CPSC releases study on effectiveness of XRF for measurement of lead in paint
A report released by the CPSC staff, Study on the Effectiveness, Precision, and Reliability of X-ray Fluorescence
Spectrometry and Other Alternative Methods for Measuring Lead in Paint, dated August 2009, examines the
possibility of the validation of techniques for measuring lead content in paint. While the CPSC staff report finds
that insufficient analytical support is currently available to validate a method employing x-ray fluorescence (XRF)
for the determination of lead in paint and similar surface coatings, the staff concludes that the use of XRF
techniques to measure lead in plastics yields accurate results so long as the appropriate test methods are
followed and Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) used. | Download |
Consumer Products
28/10/09 | Canada publishes legislated heavy metal requirements for toys
Health Canada recently published a notice concerning the legal limits of certain heavy metals in surface
coatings on children’s toys and the test methods that are to be used to verify compliance with the
Canadian law. The notice also reveals that stickers and decals applied during product manufacturing are
considered as surface coating materials. | Download |
Code of Conduct
26/10/09 | Morocco - Minimum wage in the textile industry
Following longstanding negotiations between trade unions, the government and industry sector leaders, Morocco’s
hourly rates have been increased with the Prime Minister’s approval. In particular, in the Textile Industry, the
applicable SMIG (legal minimum wage) was increased from 9,90 to 10,14MAD per hour from July, 1st, 2009. This is
the second increase in two years with the objective of a 10% rise to be granted in four steps. Due to the economic
crisis, dates for the next deadlines for these planned increased have not been published yet. | Download |
E & E
23/10/09 | The 2009 Recast of the RoHS Directive
On 3rd September 2009, the Council of the EU’s secretariat published a compromise text as an updated proposal for the recast of the RoHS Directive. This document comments on the first proposal of 3rd December 2008 in which the European Commission made suggestions for changes of the RoHS Directives, regarding the directive’s scope, increased producer responsibility, and market surveillance in EU. | Download |
Code of Conduct
22/10/09 | UK draft anti-bribery bill progresses through Parliament
The UK draft Anti-Bribery bill, published on 25th March, has moved closer towards becoming legislation
with the publication of the Parliamentary Joint Committee Report on the bill. | Download |
Softlines
22/10/09 | How to Label Footwear in the European Market
Footwear labelling in Europe is not new, but our non-european readers are not always aware of it. As we keep receiving questions, we are pleased to provide you with a clarification. In order to avoid misunderstanding between consumer and the footwear industry, a footwear label is required in Europe that must comply with Directive 94/11/EC. This general labeling system provides the consumer information about the product. The labeling must convey information relating to three parts of the footwear: (i) the upper (ii) the lining and sock and (iii) the outer sole. | Download |
Consumer Products
22/10/09 | Prohibition of Dimethylfumarate (DMF) - Impact on the German GS-Mark
Products that contain the biocide DMF are not allowed to be placed into circulation or on the market according to the decision of 2009/251/EC. As a consequence the German committee for technical equipment and consumer products (AtAV) enforces a technical specification related to the German GS-Mark. | Download |
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