May 16, 2008
Company News
Events & Seminars
Toy Industry
Accreditations
Food/Drug
RoHS Updates
Lead/Chemical
Packaging/Labeling
Footwear/Leather
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• The STR Group Launches News Alert
Service
The STR Group is proud to launch The
Monitor News Alert, a real-time news tool that complements our
monthly Monitor newsletter. Subscribers to The Monitor News
Alerts will receive valuable and immediate information on
vital product safety news, recalls and regulatory updates. The
Monitor News Alerts can be customized so you receive only news
that is relevant to you and your operations. For your
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an email soon with more detail on selecting your news
preferences.
• CSCC Unveils A New C-TPAT
飇o-it-Yourself?Kit
CSCC has developed a new tool
for manufacturers who export to the US called the "Security
Compliance Kit," which acts as both an instructional media as
well as a practical tool to use in creating their own internal
C-TPAT security programs. ... [Full Article]
Events & Seminars
• Shuster Laboratories To Exhibit At The NRA
Show
Please visit Shuster Laboratories at the NRA Show, booth
#9108, being held May 17-20, 2008 at McCormick Place in
Chicago, IL. Shuster will showcase the company's comprehensive
quality assurance and supply chain support services for the
food service industry. If you would like to meet with the
Shuster staff during the show, please contact Katie Griffin.
• STR And Shuster Laboratories To Present
Global Sourcing Session At NRA Show
Tom Harney,
Associate Director, STR, will present a session at the NRA
Show. The session, "Taking the Mystery Out of Global Sourcing
for Restaurant Supplies," will provide a detailed overview of
the sourcing process for foodservice establishments ... [Full Article]
• STR To Present Seminars On Proposed TIA Toy
Safety Certification Program (TSCP)
Requirements
STR will present educational
seminars on the requirements of the proposed TIA Toy Safety
Certification Program (TSCP) and pending Federal legislation
(CPSC Reform Act). These seminars will be held in New York,
Chicago and Los Angeles in July 2008. Location details and
dates will be available soon at http://www.strlab.com/ ... [Full Article]
• CSCC To Exhibit At UCLA's The Business
Of Green: What's The Payoff? Conference
CSCC
will host an exhibitor's booth to showcase and demonstrate its
new and existing products and services at UCLA𠏋 The
Business of Green: What𠏋 the Payoff? Conference, Long
Beach, CA, Friday, May 23, 2008. ... [Full Article]
• STR-Registrar To Exhibit At The ASSE Safety
Show
STR-Registrar, LLC will exhibit at the
American Society of Safety Engineers' Safety 2008 show on June 9-11, 2008 in Las Vegas. Please visit us at booth
# 681 and to set up a meeting with STR-R staff during the show
or to discuss ANSI/AIHA Z10 accreditation and/or other health
& safety issues, please contact Bryce Carson.
Toy Industry
• Susan DeRagon Appointed To TIA TSCP
Technical Committee
The Toy Industry Association
(TIA), which is developing a Toy Safety Certification Program
(TSCP), has created a TSCP Technical Committee. Susan DeRagon,
Associate Director, STR, has been invited to join this
committee. ... [Full Article]
• Connecticut Enacts Child Product Safety
Act
Connecticut Public Act 08-106, an Act
Concerning Child Product Safety, became law on May 15, 2008
and takes effect October 1, 2008. It prohibits the
manufacture, distribution or sale of any children's product
that has been designated a banned hazardous substance. Read
more.
• Maine Enacts Laws on Children's Product
Safety
On April 14, 2008, Maine Governor John
Baldacci signed into law LD 2053, An Act to Ensure that
Children's Toys and Products are Free of Lead (Public Law
Chapter 604). This law states that a person may not
manufacture, or knowingly sell, distribute or offer for sale
or distribution, a lead-containing children's product. Read
more.
• Magnets In Toys
On April 21,
2008, the European Commission adopted the decision 2008/329/EC
requiring member states to ensure that magnetic toys placed or
made available on the market display a warning about the
health and safety risks they pose. This requirement comes into
effect on July 21, 2008. Read
more.
• Taiwan Update On Formaldehyde Emission In
Wooden Toys
In Taiwan, the Bureau of Standards,
Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) conducted market surveillance
on the safety of wooden toys, using the formaldehyde emission
requirement for plywood as an evaluation tool. The BSMI has
subsequently directed relevant units to more rigorously
inspect and enforce formaldehyde content in imported and
domestically made wooden toys. Read
more.
Accreditations
• STR-R First In North America To Be Awarded
ANSI/AIHA Z10 Accreditation
STR-Registrar, LLC,
an STR Group company, recently became the first ANSI-ASQ
National Accreditation Board (ANAB) Accredited Certification
Body in North America to be awarded ANSI/AIHA Z10-2005
Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (OHSMS)
Accreditation. Read
more.
Food/Drug
• FDA Amends Regulations On Cattle Material
In Human Food And Cosmetics
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is amending its regulations on the use of
materials derived from cattle in human food and cosmetics. FDA
has designated certain materials from cattle as "prohibited
cattle materials" and has banned the use of such materials in
human food, including dietary supplements and in cosmetics.
This interim final rule is effective July 16, 2008. Read
more.
• CRN Publishes Risk Assessments On Popular
Amino Acids
On April 17, 2008 in Washington, DC,
the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has authored risk
assessments that establish safe upper intake levels for the
amino acids taurine (Tau), glutamine (Gln) and arginine (Arg)
commonly used in dietary supplements. Read
more.
RoHS Updates
• The 珶o-Institut's Study On Hazardous
Substances Not Regulated By RoHS
The
珶o-Institut's "Study on Hazardous Substances Not Regulated by
RoHS" draft report was submitted to the European Union
Commission in mid-April of 2008. This draft report contains a
list of substances being considered for inclusion in the
European RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC, which will detail current
controls on, and potential substitutes and policy options for
these substances. ... [Full Article]
Lead/Chemical
• Bisphenol A Update
A 2008
draft report by the US National Toxicology Program which
concluded that bisphenol A could cause behavioral changes in
infants and children and trigger early onset of puberty in
females has increased concern that long-term, low-dose
exposure to bisphenol A may induce chronic toxicity in humans. Read
more.
• Indiana Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Act
On March 21, 2008, Indiana Governor Mitch
Daniels signed into law Senate Bill 143, the Indiana Childhood
Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of 2008, aimed at preventing the
sale of any consumer product which could lead to childhood
lead poisoning. Read
more.
• Regulatory Amendment Of Canadian Children𠏋 Jewellery Regulations
The
Canadian Children's Jewellery Regulations which came
into force June 1, 2005, have been repealed and replaced by a
new item (item 42) in Part I (prohibited products), Schedule I
of the Hazardous Products Act. The limits have not changed.
The new item is intended to streamline the regulatory process
and minimize the costs. Read
more.
Packaging/Labeling
• 2nd ATP To The Dangerous Preparations
Directive
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
has launched a 12 week consultation on proposed amendments to
the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply)
Regulations 2002. Read
more.
Footwear/Leather
• Draft GB Standard On Health And Safety
Requirements Of Footwear
The Standardization
Administration of the People𠏋 Republic of China (SAC) is in
the process of drafting a new mandatory standard to define the
health and safety requirements of footwear, test methods,
sampling and interpretation of results. Read
more.
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