Eurofins Fuse - April 2024
Articles
A Brief Overview of Prop 65 Compliance
California Proposition 65 imposes warning label requirement for 1,000+ chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm in consumer products. Meeting its compliance requirements is paramount when you are doing business in California.
Read our article now for how to ensure compliance with California Proposition 65.
Events
Event: Exhibiting at the Health & Safety Event (30 April – 2 May)
We will be exhibiting at the Health & Safety Event from 30 April to 2 May in the UK. Visit us at Booth 4/H132 to discuss your PPE product testing and compliance needs with our team of experts or send your inquiries to us.
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Webinar: Eurofins Vegan Verification Services: Claim with Confidence (9 May)
Substantiating the “animal-free” claims is made easier today. Join our webinar co-organised with The Vegan Society where sustainability experts will guide you through the vegan verification process.
Virtual Event: Speaking at FDRA Footwear Product Safety Conference (9 May)
Hosted by the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), Dr Pratik Ichhaporia, Vice President of Technical Services for Consumer Product Testing North America, Eurofins | MTS, will share critical compliance updates and ways to help you mitigate your risks among other footwear leaders and experts during this virtual event.
Seminar: Treading Lightly: Sustainable Solutions for the Vietnamese Footwear, Leather, and Accessories Sectors (14 May / 16 May)
With the rapid growth of the export industry in Vietnam, inevitable challenges have emerged for the textile, garment and footwear industry as it strives to meet the sustainability targets highlighted by the Government’s Development Strategy to 2030, Vision to 2035 targets.
Join our footwear and sustainability experts for this in-person seminar as they will shed light on these challenges, compliance and technical issues in today’s market, and practical solutions.
Webinar: From Policy to Practice | How to prepare and respond to UFLPA requirements and detentions of cotton products (30 May)
Under UFLPA (Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act), retailers and manufacturers of various consumer product sectors including textiles and footwear will need increased supply chain due diligence.
Join this webinar for an overview of the technical, strategic, and legal considerations you need to be aware of from Eurofins sustainability experts and legal experts from Silverman & Klestadt LLP and Norton Rose Fulbright.
News
Eurofins Accepted by CPSC to Perform Testing for Children’s Products Containing Button Cell or Coin Batteries per 16 CFR 1263
Eurofins | Modern Testing Services (Dongguan) Limited, part of the Eurofins Toys & Hardlines network of laboratories, is pleased to announce that its recent approval by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to conduct testing on children’s products containing button cell or coin batteries compliant with 16 CFR 1263.
Updates in Sustainability
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- Calls for fashion to take climate action now
- Sustainable transformation: navigating the future of Asia Pacific’s textile and apparel industry
- E.P.A. will make polluters pay to clean up two 'forever chemicals'
- ‘Forever chemicals’: French MPs approve PFAS product ban
- Sustainability demand grows, but safety remains priority number one for personal protective equipment (PPE) users and suppliers