Sparkle Bulletins - 2005

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• Sparkle Vol 235 / December 2005
  WEEE - Proposed Amendment to EN 50419
• Sparkle Vol 234 / December 2005
  EU Phthalates Directive 2005/84/EC
• Sparkle Vol 233 / December 2005
  EU Feathers Restrictions – Revised Again
• Sparkle Vol 232 / December 2005
  UKAS Accreditation of Intertek Testing Services Ltd. Shanghai
• Sparkle Vol 231 / December 2005
  Restriction of the Manufacture Import and Sale of Dry Cell
• Sparkle Vol 230 / December 2005
  China Proposed Limit of Harmful Matter on Leather and Fur
• Sparkle Vol 229 / November 2005
  EU Feathers Restrictions – South Africa Ban Lifted
• Sparkle Vol 228 / November 2005
  China issues an emergency ban on PVC food wrappers that contains DEHA
• Sparkle Vol 227 / November 2005
  Australian New labelling requirement on Basketball Rings and Backboards
• Sparkle Vol 226 / October 2005
  New German Food and Feed Act has been released
• Sparkle Vol 225 / October 2005
  EU RoHS – More Exemptions Published
• Sparkle Vol 224 / October 2005
  New Harmonised Standards for the General Product Safety Directive
• Sparkle Vol 223 / October 2005
  EU Feathers Restrictions - Update
• Sparkle Vol 222 / October 2005
  New Accreditations Achieved: BRC Global Standard Food in the UK and IFS – International Food Standard in France
• Sparkle Vol 221 / October 2005
  State of California passes 2 legislations recently
• Sparkle Vol 220 / October 2005
  China Proposes to control the pollution caused by electronic products
• Sparkle Vol 219 / October 2005
  EU Feathers Restrictions Revised and Extended
• Sparkle Vol 218 / October 2005
  Canada proposes tighter limits on Glazed Ceramics and Glassware Drinking Vessels
• Sparkle Vol 217 / October 2005
  New Zealand Product Safety Standards (Children's Toys) Regulations 2005 Published
• Sparkle Vol 216 / October 2005
  USA Proposed to ban Yo-Yo Waterball toys
• Sparkle Vol 215 / September 2005
  New Testing Service for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
• Sparkle Vol 214 / August 2005
  EU Feathers Restrictions Revised and Extended
• Sparkle Vol 213 / August 2005
  RoHS/WEEE - Latest EU & UK Updates
• Sparkle Vol 212 / August 2005
  Restriction on the use of certain Brominated Flame Retardants in States of USA
• Sparkle Vol 211 / July 2005
  Chile adopted New Regulation on Safety of Toys
• Sparkle Vol 210 / July 2005
  Brazil adopted New Toy Safety Standards
• Sparkle Vol 209 / July 2005
  New Textile Laboratory in Wuxi, China
• Sparkle Vol 208 / July 2005
  Chinese National General Safety Technical Code for Textile Products: GB 18401 – 2003
• Sparkle Vol 207 / July 2005
  New EU Phthalates Directive Finalised
• Sparkle Vol 206 / June 2005
  New Textile Laboratory Opened in Romania
• Sparkle Vol 205 / June 2005
  EU Feathers Restrictions Revised and Extended
• Sparkle Vol 204 / June 2005
  EU Cosmetics Update
• Sparkle Vol 203 / June 2005
  China - Restriction of Hg in Imported Batteries
• Sparkle Vol 202 / June 2005
  New York City Bills Updates
• Sparkle Vol 201 / May 2005
  The Canadian Children's Jewellery Regulations Approved
• Sparkle Vol 200 / May 2005
  Australian New Labelling Requirement on Baby Bath
• Sparkle Vol 199 / May 2005
  New Amendments to the Canadian Hazardous Products Act
• Sparkle Vol 198 / May 2005
  New Laboratory Opened in Bangalore, India
• Sparkle Vol 197 / March 2005
  California Proposes Stricter Restriction on Lead-containing Jewelry
• Sparkle Vol 196 / March 2005
  Intertek and Sri World Group announce Strategic Alliance for Social and Environmental responsibility supply chain reporting
• Sparkle Vol 195 / March 2005
  EU Feathers Restrictions Revised and Extended
• Sparkle Vol 193 / March 2005
  BSCI: Business Social Compliance Initiative - The New European Social Compliance Standard
• Sparkle Vol 192 / February 2005
  Texas - Proposal of Electronic Equipment Waste Management
• Sparkle Vol 190 / February 2005
  Legislative Update: New European Standard EN 14682
• Sparkle Vol 189 / February 2005
  New European Standard EN 14682-Safety of Children's clothing: Cords and drawstrings on children's clothing
• Sparkle Vol 188 / February 2005
  WEEE& RoHS Directives Update
• Sparkle Vol 187 / February 2005
  CPSC New Policy for Children’s Metal Jewelry Containing Lead
• Sparkle Vol 186 / January 2005
  Australian Ban on Dart Guns & Mexico Ban the Use and Marketing of Lead Compounds