Chemical testing and supply chain risk management services
REACH is an essential EU legislative framework controlling chemical safety. The latest amendment comes into force on the 1st of November 2020. In October 2018 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced their one of the largest amendments to Annex XVII
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Your business may need to conduct phthalates testing on consumer products if you manufacture or retail products which contain synthetic materials and plastics/plasticizers. This is due to the upcoming change in the European REACH regulation which could impact on chemical
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Season’s Greetings from everyone at Eurofins | BLC During the holiday season our testing laboratory will be open on selected days – please see below the schedule from 24th December 2018: Monday 24th December (Christmas Eve) – Open 9am –
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In August 2018, 265 notices of violations (NOVs) were issued for high levels of phthalates in consumer products made from plastics and vinyls, which includes products such as bags, sports equipment, brushes and seat covers – conduct phthalates testing today
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In addition to the two Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) previously confirmed to be included in the Candidate List update for June/July 2018 (TMA and DCHP). The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has confirmed the addition of a further 8
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Chrome VI in leather is a topical area for brands, retailers and manufacturers. Recently, there have been several changes and updates to chrome VI testing methods which will need to be managed by your organisation. In light of this, BLC
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In May 2018, the European Commission published a Commission Directive (EU) 2018/725 amending the limit for extractable chromium VI in category III under the European Toy Safety Directive (BS EN 71-3). This means that if your business manufactures or supplies
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BLC are excited to announce a new addition to our Marketing team, Alarna Sparrey. Alarna has joined BLC as a Graduate Marketing Executive and will be supporting all BLC marketing channels both online and offline. A significant portion of Alarna’s
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The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has announced its intention to add Trimellitic Anhydride (TMA) and dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) as new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the Candidate List in June/July 2018. In addition to the confirmed two chemicals
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ISO have recently announced a new standard for chromium VI (chrome VI/Cr6) heat ageing in leather (ISO 10195:2018). This new standard applies to organisations who manufacture leather and leather goods and has been published for the thermal pre-ageing procedure which
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