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On 9 May 2014 the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously voted (3 to 0) to approve the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Frame Child Carriers codified under US 16 CFR parts 1112 and 1230.

Directive 2014/63/EU of the European Parliament was published in the Official Journal and defines pollen as a natural constituent of honey, rather than an ingredient.

On 6 May 2014, the China National Standardizing Committee and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of People’s Republic of China published the new toy safety standards, GB 6675. Starting 1 January 2016.

Commission Regulation (EU) No 497/2014 authorizes the use of Advantame in several categories of food, including confectionery, bakery products, flavored drinks and sauces.

The Indonesian government has introduced Decree of Minister of Industry No. 07/M-IND/PER/2/2014 in relation to the Indonesian National Standard (SNI) certification program for a range of baby garments for children under the age of 36 months old.

On 29 May 2014, South Africa published draft amendments to the Food Labeling regulations R429 with comments period open until 29 August 2014.

Since the last publication of RoHS exemptions in January 2014, the European Commission added more RoHS exemptions to Annex III and IV in May. This time 8 exemptions were published.

Most of the major world governments and organizations, such as the World Health Organization have studied the effects of heavy metals, primarily lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic on human health.

The European Commission has published the Commission Regulation (EU) No 488/2014 of 12 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of cadmium in foodstuffs.

Enter the Customs Union toy market with confidence. New harmonized standards, in force since July 2012, standardize safety requirements for all toy products.