European Union The EU RAPEX system has notified 12 cases of products recalled, 75% were notified because of the risk of strangulation. Nine of these were children’s clothing which do not comply with the drawstring regulation. 1 child’s hat and 1 child’s sleeping bag were recalled because the small pompoms can easily detach and a small child could
The Canadian minister of the environment has published SOR/2014-254 products containing mercury regulations under the Canadian environmental protection act recently. SOR/2014-254 is aimed at reducing the risks posed by mercury release into the environment by prohibiting the manufacture and import ofproducts containing mercury or any of its compounds. The effective date of this regulation is the 8th
The substance Benzenamine, N-phenyl-, Reaction Products with Styrene and 2,4,4-Trimethylpentene (BNST) and products containing BNST, are prohibited under the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the Regulations)，with a limited number of exemptions. The Regulations, published in Canada Gazette, on January 2, 2013, came into force on March 14, 2013. Click here to read the