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On 19 August the ExpertRECALL Quarterly Index was published, summarizing key findings from recalls announced in the second quarter of 2013 in the United States (US).

LUXE PACK MONACO, the leader show for creative packaging, will take place in Monaco at Grimaldi Forum on 23-25 October 2013.

On 12 June 2013, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 (1) on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control.

With revenues and reputations at stake, manufacturers, importers and distributors of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) focus on minimizing the risk of having product recalls due to non-compliance with RoHS2 Directive 2011/65/EC requirements.

One year after the last expansion of the list of Persistent Organicrestr a first indication on a possible restriction of Bis(pentabromophenyl)ether (DecaBDE) was published on the European Chemicals Agency website.

The European Commission adopted Commission Regulation (EU) No 718/2013 (1) amending Regulation No 608/2004 (2) concerning the labeling of foods and food ingredients with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols and/or phytostanol esters.

On 5 July 2013, the Standing Committee of Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress released the revision of “Guangdong Province Work-Safety Regulations” (the “second draft”) for public opinion on its official website.

Following the expansion of the SVHC Candidate List, SGS offers an updated SVHC Screen Lite Program that helps reaching compliance with the REACH SVHC requirements for textile and footwear products.

On 7 August 2013 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule to define children’s toy Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (laser) products.

The new Directive, 2013/35/EU annuls Directive 2004/40/EC and it outlines the minimum requirements for improvements to work environments meant to ensure better protection of workers from exposure to risks arising from electromagnetic fields (EMF).