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Plastic waste is widely blamed for contributing to flooding in many Philippine cities. For this reason their local government units (LGUs) have banned the use of plastic in their respective municipalities for the past few years.

The European Union (EU) is seeking comments for the draft guidance document on the restriction of lead in articles intended for the general public that can be mouthed by children. The deadline for comments will be 11 June 2015.

Composed of a large number of components, footwear has many modes for potential failure that represent a safety risk to the user.

Thailand has recently announced draft rules for the manufacture of feeding bottles and liquid milk containers for infants and young children. The proposed implementation date is 180 days after publication in the Official Gazette.

SGS India’s Dinesh Sivabalan has been awarded ‘Best Performer 2014 in South Asia’ by its client, Decathlon, for meeting the overall quality of service criteria and for his online testing initiative.

SGS offers integrated one-stop International Type Approval (ITA) services for a wide range of electrical and electronic (E&E) products.

The European Union (EU) has expanded the scope of restriction of lead to articles or accessible parts of articles for the general public if children can place such articles or components in the mouth. The enforcement date will be June 1, 2016.

Proposition 65 is the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,’ a ballot initiative passed overwhelmingly by California residents in 1986.

In June, SGS will sponsor and present at the ITI & IPC Conferences on Emerging & Critical Environmental Product Regulations.

US CPSC to Revise Flammability Standard Following Petition for Amendment