Public comment is requested on rules to reduce exposure to PBT chemicals including three FRs: Deca-BDE, HBCD, TIPPP. Deadline for input is 17th May 2021. Deca-BDE is prohibited in the USA from January 2022 (sale of articles to which Deca-BDE has been added), with...
The UK Government has announced unlimited fines for breaching fire safety orders or obstructing fire inspectors. This is part of a package to tighten fire safety in buildings following the Grenfell fire and including: improving fire safety coordination and clarifying...
EU public consultation to 9th June 2021 on the Sustainable Products Initiative, targeting mainly recycling and reuse. This Initiative stems from the Green Deal and the new Circular Economy Action Plan and aims to promote products which have low climate impact, are...
Sixteen PIN FRs are now on the TCO Certified list of safer alternatives. TCO Certified, the health, environment and worker protection label for office and home electronics, has updated its list of “alternative safer substances” to now include 16 PIN flame retardants,...
Cigarette ignition resistance will be legally required for all furniture sold in the USA. The provision is included in the 1.4 billion US$ US Covid relief package, finally signed by Donald Trump at the end of December. Six months from enactment of the bill, the...
