December 2017

2017 年 12 月 4 日，美国消费品安全委员会（CPSC）通过《联邦公报》（82 FR 57119）发布了《直接最终规则》（16 CFR 1112 和 1250），内容涉及采用更新标准《ASTM F963-17 玩具安全标准消费者安全规范》。

2017 年 8 月 24 日，新版玩具安全标准 ASTM F963-17 发布。2017年9月1日，美国材料与试验协会（ASTM）向消费品安全委员会（CPSC）通报了更新后的标准发布情况。(参见test

最近，美国消费品安全委员会发布了《直接最终规则》，确认采用更新后的标准，但有一项例外。ASTM F963-17 中的发声玩具测试方法增加了新的文字。然而，由于该文本免除了推/拉玩具的 A 加权最大声压级要求，因此被认为会降低安全性。因此，美国消费品安全委员会决定不允许该条款成为美国消费品安全委员会强制性标准的一部分，也不允许豁免。

同时，在规则中修订了 16 CFR 1112，规定 ASTM F963-17 的特定部分必须接受第三方测试，因此，美国消费品安全委员会只接受经认可的第三方合格评定机构对这些部分进行测试。除该修正案外，《联邦法规汇编》还增加了 16 CFR 1250，规定玩具必须符合 ASTM F963-17 的规定。

除非在 2018 年 1 月 3 日前收到重要的负面意见，否则采用最新玩具安全标准的直接最终规则的生效日期为 2018 年 2 月 28 日。

On October 25, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Direct Final Rule through the Federal Register, 82 FR 49287, regarding the update in voluntary consensus standards for formaldehyde emissions in composite wood.

In the rule, multiple consensus standards have been updated, superseded or withdrawn. The key updates are summarized below:

The final rule became effective on December 11, 2017.

On November 2, 2017, US Senator Merkley introduced Senate Bill No. S.2072, the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2017. The bill proposes prohibitions on the manufacture, processing, use, distribution and disposal of asbestos and articles containing asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

In the proposed bill, no person shall manufacture, process, use, distribute or dispose of any form of asbestos or article containing asbestos. This would be effective no later than 18 months after the enactment of the bill. However, exemptions can be granted if it meets the following requirements:

• The use of asbestos is necessary to protect national security interests

• No reasonable alternative to the use of asbestos exists for the intended purpose

• The use of asbestos will not result in an unreasonable risk to health or the environment

Recently, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added certain chemicals to the Proposition 65 List. The new chemicals are as follows:

The added chemicals meet the requirements for listing purposes of Proposition 65 as known to the State of California to cause Cancer toxicity. The chemical details are provided below:

In November 2017, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) proposed amendment on California Code of Regulations to list paint or varnish strippers containing methylene chloride as priority products to be regulated under the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Regulations (See test).

In the proposed amendment, paint or varnish stripper is defined as any product designed to break down paint, varnish or any other surface coating to facilitate its removal from any surface. It applies to products for both indoor or outdoor use.

Upon approval, manufacturers of paint or varnish stripper containing methylene chloride are required to notify the DTSC within 60 days.

On November 3, 2017, the proposal, Ordinance No. 211-17, to amend Environment Code - Flame Retardant Chemicals in Upholstered Furniture and Juvenile Products, was approved by the Mayor of San Francisco.

The approved amendment revises the existing law to restrict flame retardants at a level above 1000 ppm in upholstered furniture, reupholstered furniture and juvenile products. The flame retardant chemicals include, but are not limited to, halogenated, phosphorous based, nitrogen based, and nanoscale flame retardants.

The implementation of the new restriction begins January 1, 2019. Meanwhile, if the product contains electrical or electronic components, the implementation will begin July 1, 2019.

On October 23, 2017, the County Executive approved the amendment Resolution No. 884-2017 to amend the Toxic Free Toys Act. Since the Legislature finds that the County has encountered problems in implementing the Act, the amendment aims to correct the problem and ensure that testing is done accurately and effectively.

The key amendments are summarized below:

• Removed Cobalt from the toxic heavy metal content restriction and updated the concentration limits as below:

• Clarified the scope of cadmium restriction applies to accessible content

• Removed preemption to Federal legislation and required the County to automatically incorporate any additional metals restriction levels under Federal law on children’s products in the future

• Clarified the testing procedures in random inspections of retailers of children’s products

The amendment became effective on November 1, 2017.

2017 年 11 月，更新后的《2017 年消费品（太阳镜和时尚眼镜）安全标准》生效。更新后的安全标准采用了 AS/NZS 1067.1 的新版本，取代了之前的消费品安全标准：太阳镜和时尚眼镜》。

在更新的安全标准中，除某些条款外，采用了新版澳大利亚/新西兰标准 AS/NZS 1067.1:2016 《眼睛和面部防护-太阳镜和时尚眼镜》。该安全标准的过渡期至 2019 年 7 月 1 日。在 2019 年 7 月 1 日之前，太阳镜和时尚眼镜可以符合 AS/NZS 1067.1 的旧版本（2003 年）或新版本（2016 年）。

2017 年 11 月，更新后的《2017 年消费品（婴儿洗澡用具）安全标准》正式生效。新安全标准更新了相关要求，并部分采用了美国标准《ASTM F1967-13 婴儿洗澡椅标准消费者安全规范》。

在更新后的安全标准中，婴儿沐浴辅助用品和任何包装都应符合警告说明的内容要求。下面举例说明：

除警告内容要求外，警告说明应通过 ASTM F1967-13 中的特定子条款验证，永久固定在产品上，并位于明显可见的醒目位置。