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The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has recently published the toy safety standard EN 71-3:2013+A1:2014 incorporating corrigenda July 2013 and October 2014. The amendment provides changes to procedures for sample preparation.

On 11 November 2014, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to allow member nations to ban genetically modified (GM) crops from their soil, even if they are given approval to be grown within the European Union.

A notice published on 30 October 2014 in the French Official Journal reminds the General Obligation of Safety applicable to cot bumpers in France (art. L221-1 of the French Consumer Code). (1)

In order to ensure the safety of cosmetic products for human health, the European Commission has adopted Regulation (EU) No 1003/2014 that restricts the use of Chloromethylisothiazolinone (CMIT) and Methylisothiazolinone (MIT) in cosmetic products.

The draft amendment of the Production Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C) was passed at the 10th conference of 12th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and will be implemented from 1 December 2014.

The European Commission adopted a regulation that restricts the use of butyl and propyl parabens in leave-on cosmetic products designed for application on the nappy area of children below the age of three years.

The Nickel Directive is the directive regulating the use of nickel in jewellery that come into contact with the skin, in order to reduce the incidence of nickel allergies and dermatitis and preventing non-compliant items from reaching the marketplace

California Senate Bill No. 199 Chapter 915 (1), which addresses a device that expels a BB or pellet that exceeds 6 millimeters in caliber within the definition of a BB device, has been approved by the Governor on 30 September 2014.

On 27 August 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published Draft KDB 640677 concerning clarifications around the testing requirements for lighting devices.

SGS publishes a new complimentary white paper on the proliferation, regulation and mitigation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in consumer products and supply chains.