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Lipstick Display in Makeup Store

Spain Proposes New Accessible Labeling Rules for Cosmetic Products

Understand Spain’s new accessible labeling rules: what they require, who must comply and how to prepare.
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EU Toy Safety Regulation 2025/2509 Published

New EU Toy Safety Regulation 2025/2509 published on December 12, 2025, introducing new requirements such as the Digital Product Passport (DPP)
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JRC Issues Updated Kitchenware Testing Guideline

The European Commission Joint Research Center (JRC) publishes updated guidelines for kitchenware testing.
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Health Canada Releases Updated Flammability Guidelines for Children’s Sleepwear

Health Canada has released an updated version – November 2025 – of the Guidelines for the Flammability Requirements of the Children's Sleepwear Regulations under the CCPSA.
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CEN Issues EN 16128:2025 Nickel Release Standard for Spectacle Frames and Sunglasses

CEN publishes EN 16128:2025, the updated nickel release standard for spectacle frames and sunglasses.
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Switzerland Updates Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance

Switzerland aligns several provisions under its Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem) with EU regulations
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Hong Kong Consults on New Standards for Toys and Children’s Products

Hong Kong consults on the city’s proposal to amend several standards for toys and children’s products.
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Moldova Aligns RoHS Rules with EU Standards

Moldova adopts HG 643/2025, restricting hazardous substances in electronics and harmonizing with EU RoHS standards.
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Baby Girl Play Toy at Home

Japanese Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) comes into force

For infant toys new requirements apply after December 25, 2025.
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EU Proposes Revision to CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures

EU issues revision to CLP Regulation, adding 38 substances and updating 10 entries.
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