CTI-CEM

CTI-CEM International Ltd is an EU Notified Body (No. 2845) providing accredited third party conformity assessment services to the applicable EU directives and standards. The company is affiliated with a team of experts, based in various countries and regions in the world, who have years of experience in different EU directives. This allows us to provide a one-stop solution for clients of all types and sizes throughout the world to the EU legislative requirements.

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PRODUCT SAFETY ALERT

In this report, we bring together information on mandatory and voluntary consumer product recalls originated from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, which are issued by governmental bodies from Europe, USA and Canada. For businesses, notably for product manufacturers, this report aims to enable them to move more swiftly to address a safety problem, thereby reducing

THE AQSIQ REPORT THIRD QUARTER OF 2014 PRODUCT QUALITY CHECKS

In  the 3rd quarter of 2014,  AQSIQ carried out market surveillance of children’s furniture and 29 other products, this related to electronics and electrical appliances, light industrial products, building and decoration materials, machinery products and security products, electrical and materials, the result being that out of a total of 2,318 manufacturers and 2354 batches of products, 292 batches of

THE SHANDONG BUREAU OF QUALITY AND TECHNICAL SUPERVISION ISSUED 7 PRODUCT SPOT CHECK RESULTS

Recently, the Shandong quality inspection Bureau found some consumer goods, including tissue paper, nappies (sheet, pad), with fibre wadding, toys, plastic shopping bags, carpets, and a storage-type electric water heater, which do not conform to one or more of the following tests: transverse tensile index, longitudinal wet tensile strength, permeability etc. the failure rate was found to be

REACH IS THE FOCUS OF NEW ENFORCEMENT PROJECT

ECHA/PR/14/17  Helsinki, 10 November 2014 – At their recent plenary meeting, the Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement decided that its next major project will focus on enforcing REACH Annex XVII restrictions. The scope and individual restrictions to be covered will be confirmed in early 2015. Inspections will then take place during 2016. The

CANADIAN PROHIBITION ON BNST

The substance Benzenamine, N-phenyl-, Reaction Products with Styrene and 2,4,4-Trimethylpentene (BNST) and products containing BNST, are prohibited under the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (the Regulations),with a limited number of exemptions. The Regulations, published in Canada Gazette, on January 2, 2013, came into force on March 14, 2013. Click here to read the

PRODUCT SAFETY ALERT

Situation in last two weeks: This information on product notifications is from the EU Rapid Alert System for non-food dangerous products (Rapex), Consumer Product Safety Commission of the United States and Health Canada. November (issue 1) 2014 An overview is given of notifications by product category and type of risk from the 25th of October 2014