PRODUCT SAFETY

EU Adopts New Regulation on Cosmetics Restricting the Use of Preservatives in Leave-on And Rinse-off Products

18 January 2019

Hong Kong’s cosmetics producers exporting to the EU will have become familiar with the Commission Regulation 2018/1847 amends Annex V (preservatives) of Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (“the Framework Cosmetics Regulation”), which was adopted in 2009 and has been amended several times since then, always with a view to ensuring the safety of cosmetic products. More

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Argentina Bans Imports of Colistin Veterinary Products

17 January 2019

Argentina has banned effective from 14 July the production, importation, distribution and use of veterinary products that contain as an active principle Colistin and its salts. More

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Mercosur Amends Labelling Requirements for Textiles and Apparel

10 January 2019

The Mercosur Common Market Group recently issued a regulation modifying the current regional labelling requirements for textiles and apparel. Mercosur member nations have been given until 15 June to incorporate these new requirements into their respective national legislation. More

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Brazil Suspends Implementation of New Technical Requirements for Toys

10 January 2019

Brazil’s National Institute of Technology, Normalisation and Industrial Quality (INMETRO) has suspended the entry into force of the new mandatory technical and conformity assessment requirements for toys of Directive 563/2016, which were originally issued on 30 December 2016. More

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EU Lawmakers Reach an Agreement over New Directive on Single-use Plastics

08 January 2019

Single-use plastic products are defined as those made wholly - or partly - of plastic and those which are typically intended to be used just once - or for a short period of time - before they are thrown away. More

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California Lists Certain Paint/Varnish Strippers as Priority Product

08 January 2019

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control has designated paint or varnish strippers containing methylene chloride as a priority product under the Safer Consumer Products regulations. The regulations define a priority product as a consumer product that contains one or more chemicals that have a hazard trait that can harm people or the environment. More

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Argentina Approves New Standards for Steel Cables

03 January 2019

Argentina has approved through Resolution 153/2018 new quality and safety standards for steel cables, which will require compliance with the provisions of standard ISO 2408. More

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New Regulation Will Restrict Phthalates in Consumer Goods EU-wide

03 January 2019

Annex XVII of the REACH Regulation, into which the core provisions of Commission Regulation 2018/2005 will be inserted, prohibits or restricts the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain dangerous substances, mixtures and articles. More

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High Non-compliance with REACH Registration Requirements Denounced

02 January 2019

According to an announcement from the influential EU non-governmental organisation known as the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), “companies are breaking EU law by marketing hundreds of potentially dangerous chemicals that are widely used in consumer and other products.” More

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DEA to Restrict Imports of Synthetic Cannabinoids

28 December 2018

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has announced its intent to issue an order temporarily including five synthetic cannabinoids (and their optical, positional and geometric isomers, salts and salts of isomers) into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. More

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