USA: Review of several Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) rules USA is revoking obsolete regulatory provisions and streamlines reporting requirements for bicycle helmets, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) aerosols, antennas, and coal/wood-burning appliances. Applicable safety requirements for these products remain unchanged and in effect. For instance for bicycle helmets, in 1995, the Commission adopted an interim mandatory Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets in 16...
USA: CPSC Electronic Filing of Certificate of Compliance Required Beginning July 8, 2026 Effective July 8, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) will require electronic filing of Certificate of Compliance (CoC) data for regulated consumer products imported into the United States. Since 2008, importers have been required to maintain a Certificate of Compliance for covered products and provide it to...
USA: New standards for formaldehyde wood products. Proposed Update to Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise the references to several voluntary consensus standards incorporated into its regulations on formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These revisions are...
USA: US EPA proposes cutting back TSCA PFAS reporting requirements The U.S. EPA has proposed narrowing the scope of its TSCA PFAS reporting rule by exempting imported articles, de minimis quantities, and several other activities from reporting obligations. These long-expected revisions could ease compliance burdens for thousands of companies that are not typically required...
USA: Maine – Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances The State of Maine has issued amendments to Chapter 90 of its regulations, establishing designations for currently unavoidable uses of intentionally added Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in certain products. These updates are part of the state’s preparation for the sales prohibition that takes effect...
USA: New Jersey – Prevention of Air Pollution from Consumer Products The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is proposing amendments to N.J.A.C. 7:27-24.1 through 24.8, 24.10, and 7:27A-3.10. These amendments to the regulations on chemically formulated consumer products will introduce eight new categories of consumer products subject to new volatile organic compound...
USA: Amendments to the Reese Law for the button call batteries in toys. USA has published Safety Standard for Toys: Requirements for Toys Containing Button Cell or Coin Cell Batteries. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) proposes to address the risk of injury and death associated with children ingesting button cell...
USA: Changes in the Maine’s PFAS ban Maine’s PFAS in Products Program’s governing statute was recently amended by Public Law 2023, c. 630, an Act to Support Manufacturers Whose Products Contain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. The recent legislation eliminates the general notification requirement that was previously scheduled to take effect 1 January 2025. This...
USA: Updates to the FCC cybersecurity label The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) has announced an additional consultation about its new the IoT Labeling program. In the consultation, the FCC seeks comment on additional items to further the efficient and timely rollout of the IoT Labeling program. These items include: – the format...
USA: Updates to California Prop 65 labelling requirements California is proposing a Modification to Proposed Amendments to Regulations Clear and Reasonable Warnings, Safe Harbor Methods and Content, which are known as Proposition 65. The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has proposed to modify previous amendments (annoucned a couple...
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