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VOC Implications
VOC Exposure People spend most of their time indoors, leaving them susceptible to the harmful effects of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) …
VOC Safety
VOCs in Everyday Products Have you ever bought a car and become enamored by that intoxicating “new car smell,” an aroma …
VOC Defined
Intro To VOCs Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are chemical gases emitted from solids and liquids at room temperature. Fuels, household products, …
VOC Products
Industries Impacted By VOCs Most all manufactured products are subject to regulation through various safety standards, structural codes, government agencies, and …
Prop 65 Warning Label Requirements
Update: Revision to Warning Label Requirements Prop 65 warning label requirements have changed. Enforcement of these new rules begins august 30th, …
Testing Protocol to CPSIA Requirements – 16 CFR Part 1107
How sure are you that your products are safe once they hit the store shelves or wind up in consumers …
BAN POISONOUS ADDITIVES ACT OF 2016
BILL H.R. 6269 HAS BEEN INTRODUCED THAT WOULD BAN THE USE OF BISPHENOL-A (BPA) IN FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS. Currently, the FDA …
Children’s Jewelry Safety Standard – ASTM F2923-11
Published in November 2011, ASTM F2923-11 – the "Children’s Jewelry Safety Standard," has been approved by ASTM International. ASTM F2923-11 …
ASTM JEWERLY STANDARD TESTING
Rhode Island Requiring Children’s Jewelry To Comply With Safety Standard On June 21, 2012, Rhode Island became the first state to …
Bisphenol A is added to Proposition 65 List
What is Proposition 65? Also commonly referred to as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, Proposition 65 …
BPA Facts And Why It Is Banned
BPA Facts And Why It Is Banned On July 17th, 2012 the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the American Chemistry …
ATS Offers Unmatched BPA Testing Capability to 0.1 Parts per Billion Level
Toxin Free Act Applied Technical Services (ATS) has established a detection limit of 0.1 parts per billion (ppb) to test for the presence …
Cadmium Hazards
What is cadmium? Why is cadmium so harmful? What is the current regulation around cadmium? How is my business affected …
Cadmium Regulations
Often times we hear from our customers that the pending and current legislation as it applies to children’s toys/children’s products/consumer …
California Proposition 65 Testing
Bisphenol A - Regulation Effective July 1, 2013: On July 1, 2013 the California law limiting Bisphenol A (BPA) will go …