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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Polycarbonate Resins Prohibited in Baby Feeding Bottles and Sippy Cups
Following a petition filed by the American Chemistry Council, the US FDA have recently amended the food additive regulations in order to prevent the use of polycarbonate resins based upon Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups. This … Read More
Sustainability targeted by key brands
‘Sustainable = capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment’… Read More
Genuine leather?
The Leathermark trademark is commonly found on products which are made of at least 80% leather, categorizing them as genuine leather products.… Read More
US violations: California Proposition 65 and CPSC
Three new California Proposition 65 ’60-day’ notices have recently been issued following the allegation that brands and retailers were selling fashion accessories, sports belts and Halloween costume accessories in California that contained lead and phthalates. This is in violation of … Read More
ECHA updates SVHC Candidate List to contain 84 entries
On June 18th 2012, the ECHA added 13 new substances to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) for Authorisation, and as a result this list now contains 84 substances. This includes the entries of several aluminosilicate … Read More
Rhode Island becomes the first state to regulate children’s jewellery
The US State of Rhode Island (RI) recently approved a bill to regulate children’s jewellery to standards listed in ASTM F 2923-11, a new voluntary standard method. … Read More
Georgina Mawer: Your new RSL contact
Hello, my name is Georgina and I have recently joined BLC Leather Technology Centre as a Trainee Technical Sales Advisor.… Read More
The export and sale of products in China: Important standards
ALL goods imported into China must be accompanied with Qualified Certificates, complying with GB Standard 18401 for textile products and apparel and GB Standard 20400 for leather and fur.… Read More
Enzymes in leather making
Enzyme application in leather production at various stages has increased considerably over the past decade. Modern biotechnology techniques allow the development of safe and efficient microbial hosts in which large quantities of many commercially useful enzymes can be produced for … Read More
Last chance to book for August training courses
Don’t miss the chance to book one of our August BLC leather training courses, who better to enhance your knowledge of leather, leather finishing and chemical/product safety than the global leather experts? Further information can be found below.… Read More
