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New York State plans to control lead in all consumer goods
On March 5, 2025, the New York State House of Representatives released Bill AB 6500 (the regular legislative session for 2025-2026), also known as the “leading containing products” bill. The proposed law will add a 12th item to Section 37 of the state’s environmental protection ...Read more -
North American Mobile Power Standard ANSI/CAN/UL 2056:2025 Update Reminder
UL released the latest version of the 2056 standard for power banks on October 22, 2024, which has received dual accreditation from ANSI (American National Standards Institute) and SCC (Canadian National Standards Institute). The new standard is a national standard recognized by both the United S...Read more -
EU POPs regulations are about to lower PFOS limits
On April 14, 2025, the European Commission adopted the revised draft of the POPs regulation released on December 4, 2023, which aims to revise the restriction requirements for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). The revised content includes changing project names, reducing limit requirements, delet...Read more -
EU REACH expands the scope of PAHs restrictions
On 2 April 2025, the Official Journal of the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2025/660 amending Annex XVII of REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in clay targets. In Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the following new entry 50a is added:...Read more -
FCC’s latest SAR testing regulations
FCC’s latest SAR testing regulations, portable device manufacturers quickly investigate these 5 key changes On April 2, 2025, the FCC issued guidelines for testing portable devices for radio frequency exposure (SAR, PD, EMF, etc.) under 47 CFR Part 2.1093, mainly involving KDB 447498, Refer...Read more -
California food packaging adds multiple substance controls
On February 20, 2025, California proposed Senate Bill AB 1148, also known as the “Safer Food Packaging Act of 2025,” aimed at regulating antimony trioxide, bisphenol A, and phthalates in food packaging. The proposed law will add content to Chapter 15 of Part 104, Section 3 of the stat...Read more -
EN 18031 officially becomes the CE RED directive coordination standard
Regulatory update background: With the popularity of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the EU market, from smartwatches to baby monitors, billions of devices have become the core of daily life. However, the 2014 Radio Equipment Directive (RED) did not foresee this wave of growth, as the regulat...Read more -
New Changes to California Chemical Inventory 65 in 2025
BPS (CAS No.: 80-09-1) is listed as a new hazard attribute Starting from January 3, 2025, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has included the male reproductive toxicity properties of Bisphenol S (BPS) in the reproductive toxicity list of Proposition 65 through...Read more -
Three substances proposed to be added to the REACH
On February 28, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) conducted its 34th public consultation on the REACH candidate list, which will end on April 14, 2025. Stakeholders can post their comments on the ECHA website. Three highly concerned substances (SVHC) have been proposed for inclusion in t...Read more -
The EU has released three new toy standards
Since the EU proposed the revision of the Toy Safety Directive in March 2024, the coordinated standards of the Toy Safety Directive have been continuously updated. On February 26, 2025, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) released three toy testing method standards： EN 71-15:2025 Sa...Read more -
The new EU regulations on mobile phone energy efficiency are being enforced
On August 31, 2023, the European Union issued the Energy Efficiency Requirements Regulation (EU) 2023/1670 and the Energy Efficiency Labeling Regulation (EU) 2023/1669 for mobile phones, cordless phones, and tablets, which will be enforced on June 20, 2025. Smartphones and tablets will have to di...Read more -
EPA Reminder: 2024 Pesticide Production Reports Due by 1Mar 2025
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final reminder to all pesticide-producing and device-producing establishments that their 2024 Annual Production Reports (EPA Form 3540-16) are due by Saturday, March 1, 2025. This deadline applies to all establishments, regardle...Read more
