Sparkle Bulletins - 2007
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- Sparkle Vol 327 / December 2007
Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act passed by House - Sparkle Vol 326 / December 2007
Missouri of the USA establishes Children's Product Safety Act - Sparkle Vol 325 / December 2007
The State of Michigan of the USA has passed bills pertaining to Lead - Sparkle Vol 324 / December 2007
Japan Proposes to amend the Food Sanitation Law - Sparkle Vol 323 / December 2007
Illinois - Lead Poisoning Prevention Act - Sparkle Vol 322 / December 2007
State of Maryland Proposes to prohibit Lead-Containing Products - Sparkle Vol 321 / December 2007
Intertek Testing Services Hong Kong Ltd acquires China CNAS accreditation - Sparkle Vol 320 / December 2007
New Administrative Order Cited - Regulations on the Issuance of a License to Operate to Companies that Manufacture, Import or Distribute Toys for the Philippine Market - Sparkle ol 319 / December 2007
California Proposition 65 Settlements Update - Sparkle Vol 318 / November 2007
USA - Action Plan for Import Safety - Sparkle Vol 317 / November 2007
California Proposition 65 Settlements Update - Sparkle Vol 316 / November 2007
Restrictions on importing toys into Australia - Sparkle Vol 315 / November 2007
USA proposes Federal Ban on Phthalates - Sparkle Vol 314 / October 2007
Brazil Imposes New Toxicological Requirements on Toys - Sparkle Vol 313 / October 2007
California Proposition 65 Settlements on Modeling Clay & Cosmetics - Sparkle Vol 312 / October 2007
Restriction of PBDEs in the USA - Sparkle Vol 311 / October 2007
California's Phthalates Bill Approved - Sparkle Vol 310 / October 2007
Massachusetts Proposes to Restrict the Use of Bisphenol-A and Phthalates - Sparkle Vol 309 / October 2007
USA Congress Proposes the "CPSC Reform Act of 2007" - Sparkle Vol 308 / October 2007
Canada Proposes Corded Window Covering Products Regulations - Sparkle Vol 307 / October 2007
EU WEEE, RoHS and Packaging Enforcements - Sparkle Vol 306 / October 2007
The USA Congress Proposes to Ban Certain Products Containing Lead - Sparkle Vol 305 / September 2007
California Proposition 65 Settlements Restriction of Lead in Cosmetics - Sparkle Vol 304 / September 2007
New Zealand: Temporary Ban on Toys with Certain Level of Lead Migration - Sparkle Vol 303 / September 2007
Australia: Temporary Ban on Toys with Certain Level of Lead Migration - Sparkle Vol 302 / September 2007
NY Imposes New Labeling Requirements for Garments Containing Faux Fur & Real Fur - Sparkle Vol 301 / September 2007
US and Chinese Product Safety Agencies Announce Agreement after Consumer Product Safety Summit - Sparkle Vol 300 / September 2007
California Proposition 65 Settlements Update - Sparkle Vol 299 / September 2007
California's Phthalates Bill Pending for Governor's Approval - Sparkle Vol 298 / August 2007
Canada Proposes to Amend Lighters Regulations - Sparkle Vol 297 / August 2007
Illinois Approved the New Mercury-added Product Prohibition Act - Sparkle Vol 296 / August 2007
Australia - Proposes New Product Safety Framework (PSF) - Sparkle Vol 295 / August 2007
New Laboratory Opened in Cairo - Egypt - Sparkle Vol 294 / August 2007
U.S. Senate Proposes the Children's Products Safety Act of 2007 - Sparkle Vol 293 / July 2007
EU Bans Red 2G in Sausages & Burgers - Sparkle Vol 292 / July 2007
RoHS Compliance Through Certification - Sparkle Vol 291 / July 2007
USA FDA Approved Color Additive D&C Black No. 3 - Sparkle Vol 290 / July 2007
Minnesota State of USA - Restrictions on the Use of PBDEs - Sparkle Vol 289 / July 2007
EU RoHS Enforcement Updates - Sparkle Vol 288 / July 2007
Australian Mandatory Standards for Prams and Strollers - Sparkle Vol 287 / July 2007
New European Flammability Standard, EN 14878:2007 "Textiles - Burning Behaviour of Children's Nightwear - Specification" - Sparkle Vol 286 / July 2007
Netherlands Clothing Flammability Regulation - Sparkle Vol 285 / June 2007
Intertek to Run RoHS Monitoring for Swedish Authorities - Sparkle Vol 284 / June 2007
The State of Maine Bans Certain Products Containing Deca-BDE - Sparkle Vol 283 / June 2007
New York City Proposes to Restrict the Use of Phthalates in Children Products - Sparkle Vol 282 / June 2007
Canada Proposes a Bill of "The Phthalate Control Act" - Sparkle Vol 281 / June 2007
Minnesota Bans Lead-Containing Jewelry - Sparkle Vol 280 / June 2007
Intertek Launches the China Center for Labor & Environment Website at www.csrlaws.com - Sparkle Vol 279 / June 2007
Toys - New Harmonised EU Standards - Sparkle Vol 278 / May 2007
Korea RoHS Passed - Sparkle Vol 277 / May 2007
USA Congress Proposes Choking Hazard Awareness Act - Sparkle Vol 276 / May 2007
New San Francisco Phthalates Ordinance Approved - Sparkle Vol 275 / May 2007
ASTM F963-07 Published - Sparkle Vol 274 / May 2007
Intertek Korea Opened Testing Centre at Seoul - Sparkle Vol 273 / April 2007
Phthalates Updates in the USA - Sparkle Vol 272 / April 2007
The State of Washington Bans Products Containing PBDEs - Sparkle Vol 271 / April 2007
EU Retail Sell-through Defined for Lighters - Sparkle Vol 270 / April 2007
EU - Projectile Toys with Suction Cups - Sparkle Vol 269 / March 2007
New EU requirements for Toy Tea Set Cups - Hemispheric Toys (EN 71-1) - Sparkle Vol 268 / March 2007
Revised Pre-treatment for EU Nickel Release - Sparkle Vol 267 / March 2007
Regulatory Updates in USA - Sparkle Vol 266 / March 2007
New York State Regulatory Updates - Sparkle Vol 265 / March 2007
Amendment to the Hazardous Products (Glazed Cermaics & Glassware) Regulations Approved - Sparkle Vol 264 / March 2007
New Battery Requirements of Argentina - Sparkle Vol 263 / February 2007
Are Brands Synonymous with Safety & Quality? - GB 18401-2003 & GB 5296.4 - 1998 - Sparkle Vol 262 / February 2007
Phthalates - Denmark Legislation - Sparkle Vol 261 / February 2007
REACH - Phthalates and Other Restrictions - Sparkle Vol 260 / February 2007
REACH Timeline - Sparkle Vol 259 / February 2007
EU Directive on New Fibre Name - Elastolefin - Sparkle Vol 258 / January 2007
Hygienic Specifications for Cosmetics 2007 in China