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International - 27/10/09 SGS Accredited as a Certification Body for the Toy Safety Certification Program (TSCP) SGS North America, Inc has been accredited by ANSI in October 2009 as one of the first Certification Bodies (CB) for the TSCP in the USA market. Read More |
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| 27/10/09 | SGS Accredited as a Certification Body for the Toy Safety Certification Program (TSCP) SGS North America, Inc has been accredited by ANSI in October 2009 as one of the first Certification Bodies (CB) for the TSCP in the USA market. | |||
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| 01/08/09 | New EU Toy Directive Published-Directive 2009/48/EC On December 18, 2008, the European Parliament adopted the revised European Directive relative to the safety of toys. This was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on June 30, 2009. The revised EU Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC came into force on July 20, 2009. | |||
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| 01/08/09 | Analyzing Toy Recalls Can Cut Costs Next to product recalls and related safety issues, another big challenge facing the toy industry involves product returns. It’s a costly problem that is particularly critical in the toy business because of variable play habits and the vulnerability of the toys to being put to rough use. | |||
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| 30/04/09 | Annual RAPEX Report 2008 shows rise in number of dangerous products being detected There are 3 key findings in the RAPEX Report for 2008: Overall, the number of notifications on dangerous products sent through the RAPEX system rose by 16%. The biggest category once again was toys. Most of the notified products came from China. | |||
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| 30/04/09 | Behind the numbers: Interpreting toy safety test reports With the recent uproar over lead in toys and the ensuing passage of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008, retailers should be paying more attention than ever to safety test reports on toys and other children’s products. In 2009, it’s not enough just to check that the samples tested comply with current safety standards. As with anything else, the devil is in the details—in this case, the detailed section that should be included in each testing report. | |||
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| 30/01/09 | Visiting Toy Factories If you have the chance to visit one of your toy factories, here is what you should be looking for. | |||
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