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Spurred by preliminary studies indicating plastic microbeads are accumulating in our waterways, state, local and national governments are set to ban using plastic microbeads in personal care products.

An updated list of standards that give presumption of conformity to the decree 91-1292 relating to the prevention of risks arising from the use of childcare articles has been published in the French Official Journal on 25 September 2015 (1).

The Health Canada Pest Management Regulation Agency (PMRA) has published new MRLs for spiroxamine and tembotrione in foods. After consultation, the MRLs for both pesticides enter into force on July 22 and September 6, 2015, respectively.

In September 2015, the governor of the State of California signed Senate Bill 633 (1) into law, which loosens California’s restrictive “Made in USA” labeling requirements to align more closely with federal standards for domestic products.

On 13 May 2015, Anvisa – National Regulatory Agency for Food in Brazil – launched a public consultation process for a new regulation on Good Manufacturing Practices for packaging material in contact with food.

On September 1, 2015, European Chemical Agency (ECHA) launched a new consultation list of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) (1). The second SVHC consultation list of 2015 includes seven proposals.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a pilot program to test an electronic filing system that requires importers to electronically submit five data elements for imported consumer products.

SGS experts will hold a conference about cosmetics packaging on October 23 during Luxe Pack Monaco.

SGS will exhibit at the ABC Kids Expo 2015 on October 18-21 in Las Vegas.

SGS expert Xavier Vital will be speaking on the topic of Reducing Environmental Impacts at the Sustainable Cleaning Products Summit 2015 in Paris.