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News & Insights

  • Ship under construction at a dry dock

    ATS Continues To Expand On The West Coast With The Acquisition Of International Inspection, Inc.

    Exciting news ATS family and friends: as of September 2018, Applied Technical Services (ATS) has acquired International Inspection, Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary. With the announcement of this new partnership between ATS and International Inspection, both companies stand to expand their capabilities and improve the customer experience. International Inspection specializes in the inspection and…

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  • Boy empties wooden toy blocks from a bucket

    Wood in Toys Exempt from Third Party Testing

    The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a final rule, 16 CFR Part 1251, for unfinished and untreated trunk wood. The CPSC has determined that natural wood of this sort does not contain heavy metals above the limits contained in ASTM F963-11. Therefore, toys containing unfinished and/or untreated wood are not required to undergo…

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  • Chemist removes a sample from a gas chromatography chamber

    Ultra-Trace Element Analysis for Chemicals of Concern

    The recently acquired Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS/MS) and Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) continue to meet the growing needs of our clients to test for compounds down to ultra-trace levels. As various states, retailers, and countries increase chemical requirements, ATS has improved chemical testing capabilities to help our clients meet various stringent requirements.…

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  • Toy Testing Requirements

    With the recent state legislation coming into effect for various states, we would like to highlight the current/pending requirements that your business should be considering as it relates to Toys and Children’s Products. The requirements listed below may currently affect your testing programs. Toxic Metals Protection Act Toxic Metals Protection Act, H.R. 5920 was introduced into…

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  • Toy Safety Testing

    Applied Technical Services, LLC recently attended Toy Fair 2010 in NYC. We were among the 1,100 exhibitors and over 25,000 attendees. We were present as an exhibitor, addressing concerns and detailing reasonable testing strategies with regards to Toy Safety Testing and CPSIA regulations for Children’s Toys & Childcare Articles. While attending Toy Fair, we also…

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  • Toy Safety Standards

    CPSIA Periodic Testing On February 8, 2013, periodic testing will be required for all the children’s required safety regulations, even if there is no material change to the product. Per the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the three types of third party testing that are required include: Most manufacturers are aware of the first two…

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  • Toy Safety Regulations

    Toy Safety Testing to ASTM F963-11 On June 12, 2012 ASTM F963-11 “Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety” became effective as a federal requirement for toy safety testing. This is the revised edition of ASTM F963-08 and includes some changes and additions. Some of those include the following: Heavy metal testing in toy substrates…

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    CPSC Clarifies Component Part Testing & Lead in Textiles

    The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been in the process of finalizing the Component Part Testing & Lead in Textiles Rule (16 CFR 1109 and 1500). The purpose of these amendments is to provide more clarification around testing requirements. It became evident that these rules were ambiguous resulting in questions as to whether or…

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