HEALTH CANADA WARNS ABOUT CROSS-BORDER SHOPPING Health Canada August 25 warned consumers that product they buy in the U.S. or other nations can be detained at the border if they are banned for safety reasons or if they fail to meet Canadian standards.

ECHA SEEKS INPUT ON ANIMAL TESTS The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is pointing stakeholders to its effort to limit the use of animals in testing related to REACH compliance.

FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on ATVs, pacifiers, high chairs, toy tools, bicycles, yo-yo balls, lighteres, plush figures/magnets, puzzles, RAPEX.