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Personal Protective Equipment Bimonthly Bulletin

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EUROPE

 

New European recommendations for PPE’s market surveillance

 

On 2 September 2021, European Commission published the following recommendation related to personal protective equipment (PPE):

 

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Standards updates

 

The following table summarises the most recent standard updates and upcoming dates of withdrawal (non-exhaustive).

 

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SPAIN

 

Guidance for the manufacturing and selection of masks

 

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism has issued updated UNE specifications for hygienic masks. The following is a list of recent publications (in Spanish only).

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U.S.

 

New requirements for recycling claims

 

On 5 October 2021, Californian Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 343 - Environmental advertising: recycling symbol: recyclability: products and packaging. The aim is to provide accurate and useful information about the environmental impact of plastic products.

 

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Standards updates

 

The following below summarises some recent ASTM standards updates.

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PRODUCT RECALLS/ ALERTS

 

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

 

Europe

 

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

 

The following 8 alerts regarding Personal Protective equipment were reported between week 34 and week 41 of 2021.

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US

 

Between 21 August and 20 September 2021, the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) published the following recalls0 recall in PPE products.

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