Industry News
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The EU Accessibility Act (EU) will come into effect on June 28, 2025
Requirements for selling products on Amazon Marketplace: Starting from June 28, 2025, all product information of affected products must comply with the EU Accessibility Act. If any violations are found, we will remove the products in question. In order to meet the requirements, your product must...Read more -
Three new intended substances have been added to the SVHC list
On May 28, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that it had received proposals for three substances as intended substances for SVHC, all of which were proposed by Sweden and are currently in the stage of preparing the relevant substance files by the proposer. It is expected to sub...Read more -
On April 15, 2025, the EU notified the amendment to draft (EU)2023/1670
On April 15, 2025, the European Union reported a draft Commission Regulation amending Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1670, which sets out ecological design requirements for smartphones, mobile phones other than smartphones, cordless phones, and tablets in accordance with Directive 2009/125/EC of...Read more -
EU ECHA releases updated list of chemical substance classification and labeling
Regulatory updates On May 20, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) released the EU’s new chemical database, ECHA CHEM, for the Classification and Labeling of Substances (C&L Inventory). The database contains over 4400 EU level substance classification information and 700000 REACH ...Read more -
Less than 3 months since the implementation of the EU RED cybersecurity
In January 2022, the European Union issued the authorization regulation 2022/30/EU through the official gazette, which clearly stipulates the compliance standards required to implement Article 3.3 (d), (e), and (f) of the Radio Equipment Directive RED. According to regulatory requirements, the ne...Read more -
EPA continues to postpone PFAS reporting time
Regulatory Updates According to the temporary final regulations, the data submission period will be postponed to April 13, 2026 (last postponed to July 11, 2025) and will end on October 13, 2026 (last postponed to January 11, 2026). Small manufacturers who only report as importers of goods can ex...Read more -
EU plans to expand restrictions on hexavalent chromium (VI)
Regulatory updates Helsinki, April 29, 2025, at the request of the European Commission, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) assessed the risks of certain Cr (VI) substances to workers and the public, as well as the socio-economic impacts of potential restriction measures, and proposed an EU wide...Read more -
FCC SAR Latest Testing Regulations: 5 Key Changes
FCC SAR’s latest testing regulations for portable device manufacturers quickly investigate these 5 key changes On April 2, 2025, the FCC issued guidelines for RF exposure (SAR, PD, EMF, etc.) testing of portable devices under 47 CFR Part 2.1093, mainly involving reference documents such as ...Read more -
FDA Moves to Restrict PFAS in Food Packaging
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently made a key regulatory move by determining 35 PFAS food contact notifications no longer effective. This is because the relevant companies have informed the FDA in writing that they have ceased the production, supply, or use of the listed food co...Read more -
Introduction to RCM Certification in Australia
01. RCM certification According to the latest news from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), the three existing compliance marks in Australia (C-Tick, A-Tick, and RCM) are about to be merged into a single regulatory compliance mark RCM. This also means that in the future, a p...Read more -
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
