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Eurofins Toys & Hardlines Monthly Bulletin (July 2021)

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TOY NEWS | FURNITURE NEWS

 

EUROPE

 

New update of Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) for consumer products.

 

For more information visit www.eurofins.com/toys-hardlines/resources/industry-newsletter/new-update-of-candidate-list-of-svhc-for-consumer-products/.

 

 

Amendment for Child Restraint System - UN Regulation 44 [2020/1223]

 

On 17 July 2021, The European Commission published the following acts adopted by bodies created by international agreements.

 

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US

 

Final rule for “Made in USA”

 

On 14 July 2021, the Federal Trade Commission published the final “Made in USA” (MUSA) rule. The rule will take effect on 13 August 2021.

 

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CANADA

 

Prohibitions and restrictions for flame-retardant chemicals under the CCPSA

 

On 26 June 2021, the Government of Canada published a Notice to stakeholders on the use of flame-retardant chemicals in certain consumer products in Canada.

 

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CHINA

 

Total ban on the production and use of Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)

 

On 8 June 2021, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the PRC, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the PRC and the State Administration for Market Regulation joint-published announcement No. (2021) 237.

 

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PRODUCT RECALLS/ALERTS

 

Below you will find a monthly summary table of product recalls and alerts in Europe (Source “RAPEX” and “RASFF”) and the U.S. (Source “CPSC”)

 

Europe

 

RAPEX (European Commission Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products – Alerts reported by EU national authorities)

 

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US

 

From 21 June 2021 to 20 July 2021, CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) published the following recalls.

 

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Furniture News

 

IRELAND

 

UK furniture flammability requirements not valid for Irish market

 

Recently, the Irish Government Department for Enterprise, Trade and Employment published that upholstered furniture sold in Ireland must meet the requirements of the Irish Fire Safety Regulations.

 

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US

 

New ignition source for flammability test of mattress and mattress pads

 

On 23 June 2021, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the final rule to amend its Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads (16 CFR Part 1632).

 

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CPSC requirements for upholstered furniture flammability

 

Following the article published in the May Eurofins bulletin, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) new mandatory federal flammability standard for upholstered furniture went into effect on 25 June 2021. CPSC’s standard adopts the State of California’s furniture flammability standard, TB-117-2013, which addresses smouldering fires.

 

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CANADA

 

New requirements for wood products

 

On 17 July 2021, the Government of Canada published the Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations: SOR/2021-148.

 

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PRODUCT RECALLS / ALERTS

 

Below you will find a quarterly summary of product recalls and alerts in Europe (Source “RAPEX”) and in the US (Source “CPSC”)

 

Europe

 

RAPEX (European Commission Rapid Alert System for dangerous non-food products – Alerts reported by EU national authorities)

 

Read more >>

 

 

US

 

Between 21 May and 20  July 2021, the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) published the following recalls.

 

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