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On 4 April 2014, the European commission published a recommendation 2014/193/EU1 on the reduction of the presence of cadmium in food stuffs, which involves the decrease of cadmium input during the growing of crops and vegetables for human consumption on..

Australia recalls textile products containing carcinogenic chemicals like azo dyes colorants.

US FDA requires special labeling for irradiated food and food packaging.

U.S. Federal Trade Commission amended textile labeling requirements.

US FDA issues final rule on record access and two guidance documents for industry.

The newly revised Law of the People's Republic of China on Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Consumers (Consumer Protection Law) became effective on 15 March 2014.

On 28 March 2014 the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) made available their third edition of the draft guidance on Prior Notice on Imported Foods.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission recently approved publication of a final rule (1) in the Federal Register that amended 16 CFR 1500 to revise the supplemental definition of “strong sensitizer” under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.

On 28 March, 2014 the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously voted (3 to 0) to approve safety standard final rule for Soft Infant and Toddler Carriers pursuant to Section 104 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.

On 3 April, 2014 the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) held a day long workshop on exploring testing burden reduction strategies.