Cotance is one of more than 30 EU industry associations that have submitted a joint statement highlighting a major loophole in the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation (ESPR). Read More...
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has received a petition from the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) on the campus of Oklahoma State University (OSU) to remove hides from the list of inedible products.
Read More...The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has closed 12 businesses, including leather businesses, in Kano State for environment pollution breaches, Vanguard reports.
Read More...Over 130 tanneries were ordered to suspend operations for 15 days for allegedly breaching anti-pollution regulations.
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The leather sofa specialist is said to have received the necessary government approvals and resumed operations on May 11.
Read More...Among the new regulations that entered into force on April 1, the Switzerland headquartered independent testing and certification system for leather and textiles, announced that leather chemicals will shortly also be able to be tested and certified according to the Eco Passport by OEKO-TEX standard.
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The existing guidelines for the OEKO-TEX product portfolio have been amended and the new regulations are to come into effect after a three-month transition period on April 1, 2019. The assessment for sustainable production conditions, ‘STeP’, is also be to extended to leather.
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As the European Chemical Agency recently announced that substances such as NMP (EC 212-828-1, CAS 872-50-4) have been added to the REACH regulation, specialty chemical manufacturers such as Lanxess have long provided the leather sector with suitable alternatives.
Read More...The independent testing and certification system for leather and textiles, OEKO-TEX, has announced new regulations for 2018 aimed at further supporting consumer protection and sustainability.
Read More...French luxury conglomerate Kering said on January 26 that Marco Bizzarri, CEO, Gucci was fully compliant with his tax obligations in Italy.
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