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  • Young boy plays with a model train set

    Cadmium Regulations

    New 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 goods can be quite a bit to keep track of. Not only are there the federal requirements set forth by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, but also the state legislation that needs…

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  • Little boy surrounded by toy cars

    Cadmium Hazards

    What is cadmium? Why is cadmium so harmful? What is the current regulation around cadmium? How is my business affected by this? With the recent cadmium scare to consumers, resulting in items being pulled from the shelves, these may be a few questions you have churning in your mind. As a lab that is equipped…

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  • Small baby drinks from a baby bottle

    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 of Bisphenol A (BPA) in various products. This is important to note because this unmatched capability can help your company achieve compliance with various state laws, and one in particular that has established a…

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  • Infant drinks from a sippy cup

    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 Council’s (ACC) suggestion to discontinue using polycarbonate resins in baby bottles and sippy cups. Since Bisphenol-A (BPA) is used in the process to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins the approval basically bans BPA…

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  • Chemist reviews chromatography results on a computer monitor

    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 is a California state mandate that requires the governor to publish a list of all chemicals that have been scientifically proven to cause cancer, contain reproductive toxicity or pose other dangers to the population…

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  • Little girl holds a beaded necklace up to a jewel case and mirror

    ASTM JEWELRY STANDARD TESTING

    Rhode Island Requiring Children’s Jewelry To Comply With Safety Standard On June 21, 2012, Rhode Island became the first state to require children’s jewelry to be tested to a specific safety standard. Any jewelry manufactured after December 18, 2012 will be required to conform to the specification for Consumer Product Safety for Children’s Jewelry, ASTM…

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  • Child's beaded bracelet with a butterfly charm

    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 covers children’s jewelry that is intended primarily for use by children 12 and under. The voluntary specification includes test methods for specific heavy metals (total and soluble content & nickel release) and mechanical hazards testing…

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  • 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 has banned the use of BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups. Additionally, the California Office of Administrative Law approved a Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) for BPA this past June. The MADL is…

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