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Bisphenol S (BPS) Added to Proposition 65 List
Recently, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added Bisphenol S (BPS) to the list of known reproductive toxic chemicals in California Proposition 65. BPS is a bisphenol chemical substance that can be used to synthesize textile fibe...Read more -
On April 29, 2024, the UK will enforce the Cybersecurity PSTI Act
According to the Product Safety and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2023 issued by the UK on April 29, 2023, the UK will begin enforcing network security requirements for connected consumer devices from April 29, 2024, applicable to England, Scotland, Wales, and No...Read more -
The product standard UL4200A-2023, which includes button coin batteries, officially came into effect on October 23, 2023
On September 21, 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) of the United States decided to adopt UL 4200A-2023 (Product Safety Standard for Products Including Button Batteries or Coin Batteries) as a mandatory consumer product safety rule for consumer products ...Read more -
Communication frequency bands of major telecom operators in various countries around the world-2
6. India There are seven major operators in India (excluding virtual operators), namely Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Bharti Airtel, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), Reliance Communications (RCOM), Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jie), Tata Teleservices, and Vodaf...Read more -
Communication frequency bands of major telecom operators in various countries around the world-1
1. China There are four main operators in China, They are China Mobile, China Unicom, China Telecom, and China Broadcast Network. There are two GSM frequency bands, namely DCS1800 and GSM900. There are two WCDMA frequency bands, namely Band 1 and Band 8. There are two CD...Read more -
The United States will implement additional declaration requirements for 329 PFAS substances
On January 27, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the implementation of the Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for inactive PFAS substances listed under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). After nearly a year of discussion and deliberation, th...Read more -
PFAS&CHCC implemented multiple control measures on January 1st
Moving from 2023 to 2024, multiple regulations on the control of toxic and harmful substances are set to take effect on January 1, 2024: 1.PFAS 2. HB 3043 Revise the Non Toxic Children's Act On July 27, 2023, the Governor of Oregon approved the HB 3043 Act, which revis...Read more -
The EU will revise the PFOS and HBCDD restriction requirements in POPs regulations
1.What are POPs? The control of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is receiving increasing attention. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, a global convention aimed at protecting human health and the environment from the hazards of POPs, was adopt...Read more -
The American Toy Standard ASTM F963-23 was released on October 13, 2023
On October 13, 2023, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) released the toy safety standard ASTM F963-23. The new standard mainly revised the accessibility of sound toys, batteries, physical properties and technical requirements of expansion materials and...Read more -
UN38.3 8th edition released
The 11th session of the United Nations Expert Committee on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (December 9, 2022) passed a new set of amendments to the seventh revised edition (including Amendme...Read more -
TPCH in the United States releases guidelines for PFAS and Phthalates
In November 2023, the US TPCH regulation issued a guideline document on PFAS and Phthalates in packaging. This guide document provides recommendations on testing methods for chemicals that comply with packaging toxic substances. In 2021, regulations will include PFAS an...Read more -
On October 24, 2023, the US FCC released KDB 680106 D01 for Wireless Power Transfer New Requirements
On October 24, 2023, the US FCC released KDB 680106 D01 for Wireless Power Transfer. The FCC has integrated the guidance requirements proposed by the TCB workshop in the past two years, as detailed below. The main updates for wireless charging KDB 680106 D01 are as follo...Read more
