What would be the impact if every bread maker in the world had accidentally baked an ingredient into their products that, although not harmful, made t...
China Threatens to Halt Export of Rare Earth Metals
The China-U.S trade war continues, and China is leveraging the manufacturing sector’s dependence on rare earth metal exports to sway the U.S. administ...
European Commission Proposes Ban on PVC Articles that Contain Lead
On July 12, 2019, the European Commission proposed a ban on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) articles containing lead or lead compounds in an effort to reduce...
ECHA Adds Four Substances to the REACH Candidate List
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added four more substances to the REACH Candidate List, and companies that work with polymers during the manu...
ECHA Announces Update to REACH Authorisation Process
In June, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced its plan to revise the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (R...
UK Announces Provisions in the Event of a No-Deal Brexit
The United Kingdom (UK) is set to leave the European Union (EU) on October 31, 2019, and the possibility of a “no-deal” exit remains a concern for man...
New Consumer Safety Regulations Proposed Under California Safer Consumer Products Program
The state of California has enacted three product safety regulations in accordance with the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) program. Building upon the 2...
Companies Facing Increased Demands in Their Compliance Programs
In the State of Compliance 2019 report, survey respondents overwhelmingly said they are spending increased amounts of time on compliance. In the repor...
Notified Bodies Under the EU Medical Device Regulation: Avoiding Certification Delays
Thousands of medical device companies have until May 2020 to certify their products under the new European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation (MDR 2...
State of Maine Adds PFOS to Roster of Priority Chemicals in Children’s Products
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has identified perfluorooctane sulfate (PFOS) as a priority chemical under its Safer Chemicals in Chi...