Schumer Calls on Drug Makers to Add Safety Devices to Children’s Medicines Within a Year January 20, Pro Publica Threatening legislation, a United States Senator called on the pharmaceutical industry to add flow restrictors to children’s liquid medication. Read about more »
Category: Product Standards
In the News: January 20, 2014
Changes To California Regulation Could Impact Fire Safety January 15, Sentinel Source California recently made changes to Technical Bulletin 117, removing a test that measures the flammability of furniture when exposed to open flame sources, such as lighters, candles and more »
In the News: December 9, 2013
Robert Adler Becomes Acting Chairman of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission December 4, Reuters With the departure of Inez Tenenbaum, Robert Adler has moved into the role of Acting Chairman at the CPSC. Read about Chairman Adler’s background and some more »
In the News: November 18, 2013
Expanding What It Means to Be a Supply Chain Leader November 13, EBN On-line Recently 250 companies were evaluated on their supply chain and supply chain operations. Read the companies who came out on top and what put them there… more »
In the News: October 28, 2013
SGS Urges Hazardous Chemical Test at Start of Supply Chain October 22, Fibre 2 Fashion The textile and footwear industry has a multi tiered supply chain, and uses many chemicals during the manufacturing process. Learn about a solution that could more »
In the News: October 14, 2013
The End of the Class-Action Carnival October 10, Bloomberg Business Week Class action law suits gained favor in the 1960’s when multiple cases were bound together handled as one. Read about some recent developments in the United States Supreme Court more »
In the News: October 7, 2013
Shutdown Implications Extend to Food and Product Safety October 1, New York Times The United States Government was shut down on October 1, 2013 for the first time since the Clinton Administration. Read how the shutdown will impact the regulatory more »
In the News: September 30, 2013
Blog: Corporate Social Responsibility: What Business Owners Should Know about Product Recalls September 26, Environmental Leader If you sell a product, there is a chance that at some point in time, your company could face a product recall. Read on more »
In the News: July 22, 2013
Intertek opens ‘Chemical Testing SuperCenter’ in US July 17, Fibre2fashion.com CPSIA and REACH both include substantial regulations on chemicals in products. Read how one test lab is building infrastructure to help companies comply with these regulations… Product Safety Summit to more »
In the News: July 8, 2013
Uganda: UNBS Won’t Back Down On Consumer Health, Safety July 4, All Africa Uganda has a population of 35 million, and the Uganda National Bureau of Standards is responsible for making sure that imported products are safe for their citizens. more »
