EU Guide Gives Rules for Member States The EU's new RAPEX guidelines, published in the January 26 Official Journal of the European Union, gives dozens of rules EU members states must follow when participating in the product safety reporting program.
Australia Moves Against Phthalate Australia's Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Emerson (Labor) January 25 announced that the nation would ban toys and baby products with more than 1% di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).