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Industry Developments

  • 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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  • 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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