USA Export: ASTM F2057-23 is the mandatory standard of garment storage furniture

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has voted in favor of voluntary stability standard ASTM F2057-23 as a new mandatory safety standard for clothing storage furniture required under the STURDY Act “Stop Tip- overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth”. This results in the suspension and cancellation of the final CPSC regulation whose
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Export USA: EPA TSCA Title VI updates on formaldehyde emissions

On August 21, 2019, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, published a final rule that provides technical amendments to the December 12, 2016 formaldehyde rule. The amendments will further align EPA’s TSCA Title VI regulation with the California Air Resource Board’s Airborne Toxic Control Measure to reduce formaldehyde emissions from composite wood and provide clarity on certain
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Workshop EXPORT FURNITURE – Pesaro

PROGRAM 09:00 Registration of participants 09:15  Welcome greetings 09:30 Intertek  Product conformity programs: – General characteristics and main objectives –  The process of verifying the conformity of a product Insights and news on the certification processes of the following international countries: – Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Kurdistan, Libya, Nigeria, Russia and EAEU *,
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In Denmark with the main European Certification Bodies

We are back on formaldehyde; this time we are in Denmark where we participated in the annual meeting of European certification bodies (TPC) which took place during the days of 22-23 May, at the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) based in Aahrus.  The main European certification bodies of all Europe were present at the CETPC working table
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Workshop EXPORT ARREDO

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  PROGRAM 09:00 Registration of the participants 09:15 Welcome greetings 09:30 Intertek Conformity of the products programs: – General characteristics and main objectives – The process of verification of the products conformity News on the certification processes of the following international countries: – Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Kurdistan, Libya, Nigeria, Russia and EAEU *, Tanzania,
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Workshop EXPORT ARREDO

  PROGRAM 09:00 Registration of the participants 09:15 Welcome greetings 09:30 Intertek Conformity of the products programs: – General characteristics and main objectives – The process of verification of the products conformity News on the certification processes of the following international countries: – Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Kurdistan, Libya, Nigeria, Russia and EAEU *, Tanzania,
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Workshop EXPORT USA

  New EPA regulation on formaldehyde emissions   TARGET The EPA – Environment Protection Agency anticipated the entry into force in the United States of America of the regulation on the issue of formaldehyde from the composite wood products “Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products Rule” by adopting the formaldehyde emission limits set by
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US market: COSMOB Italian laboratory recognized EPA for the verification of formaldehyde emissions

On October 25th the COSMOB Laboratory Test was officially recognized as Third-Party Certifier (TPC) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an Italian reference laboratory for testing and certification services required by the regulation TSCA Title VI (effective from October 2th5, 2017) for the verification of formaldehyde emissions from panels and furniture sold, manufactured and imported
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Bathroom furniture new standards

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  COSMOB is the perfect ally for obtaining certifications and for verifying compliance with national and international regulations. Certification of its products is synonymous with security and sustainability and above all a guarantee of competitiveness on the market. Below we present the latest environmental news related to the bathroom environment.       WASH BASINS UNI
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