NSO 67.01.15:07 "Productos Lácteos. Leche Pasteurizada y Ultrapasteurizada con Sabor. Especificaciones. Primera Actualización" (Salvadoran Mandatory Standard (NSO) No. 67.01.15:07: Milk products. Flavoured pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized milk. Specifications. First revision) (7 pages, in Spanish).

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Distribution date: 16 January 2008 | Final date for Comment: 16 March 2008

The notified Standard covers the following: purpose, scope, definitions, essential composition and quality factors, food additives, product classification, general, physico-chemical and microbiological characteristics, contaminants, sampling, testing and analysis methods, hygiene, packaging and labelling, storage and transportation, regulatory appendix, monitoring and inspection.

Products Covered: Flavoured pasteurized and ultra-pasteurized milk: International Classification for Standards (ICS) code 67.100; HS tariff heading 0402

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Human health

The Draft Food (Tea, Coffee, Cocoa and their Products) Regulations - 2007

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Distribution date: 16 January 2008 | Final date for Comment: 16 March 2008

These regulations prescribe chemical parameters (Standards) for their products.

Products Covered: Tea, coffee, cocoa and their products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Human health

The Draft Food (Meat & Meat Products) Regulations - 2007

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Distribution date: 16 January 2008 | Final date for Comment: 16 March 2008

These regulations prescribe chemicals and microbiological parameters (Standard) of meat and meat products and the labelling requirements of such products in packaged forms.

Products Covered: Meat and meat products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Labelling Human health

An Act Relating to Phthalates in Products for Young Children, S261 (2 pages, in English).

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Distribution date: 14 January 2008

Prohibits the use of phthalates in toys and baby products

Products Covered: Children's toys and products (HS:  9503, 2917.3; ICS:  97.200, 71.080)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Flame retardants and toxic chemicals, HB 271 (6 pages, in English)

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Distribution date: 14 January 2008

Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of products containing certain flame retardants; requires notification by manufacturer.

Products Covered: Mattress pads, upholstered furniture, electronic devices (HS:  9404; ICS:  13.220, 31.020, 97.140, 97.160)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

An Act to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, chapter 131, Part 1, relative to hazardous substances, SB2399 (2 pages, in English).

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Distribution date: 11 January 2008

Requires all antifreeze containing at least 10 percent ethylene glycol to contain, and be labelled with, a bittering agent.

Products Covered: Antifreeze (HS:  3820.00;  ICS:  71.100)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

An Act Relating to the Sale or Distribution of Brominated Flame Retardants, S260 (3 pages, in English)

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Distribution date: 11 January 2008

Bans the manufacture, sale, distribution, or use of products containing certain flame retardants, brominated flame retardants.

Products Covered: Flame retardants (HS:  2801.30;  ICS:  71.080, 13.220)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

An Act to protect children’s health and the environment from toxic chemicals in toys and children’s products, LD2048, H1432 (6 pages, in English)

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Distribution date: 11 January 2008

Requires manufacturers of children’s products that contain chemicals of high concern to disclose such information to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Products Covered: Toys and children’s products (HS:  9503;  ICS:  97.200, 71.100)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Draft Ministerial Notification No. … (B.E. …) Issued under the Industrial Product Standards Act B.E. 2511(1968) : Amendment No.1 to TIS 740-2549 (2006) Synthetic Dyestuffs: Reactive Dyes (2 pages, in Thai).

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Distribution date: 10 January 2008

The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to amend TIS 740-2549(2006) Synthetic Dyestufs: Reactive Dyes which was notified as G/TBT/N/THA/177 dated 20 September 2005. The main amendments are as follows: The number of the Standard is amended from “ TIS 740-2549” to “TIS 740-2551”; Withdrawing the statement in Clause 3.3 and Clause 7.3 “Testing on humidity”; Revising on testing for water solubility; Revising total weight of samples.

Products Covered: Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations based on synthetic organic colouring matter of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant preparations; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215) (HS code(s): 3204); Textile auxiliary materials (ICS code(s): 59.040)

Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification

Draft Ministerial Notification No. … (B.E. …) Issued under the Industrial Product Standards Act B.E. 2511(1968) : Amendment No.1 to TIS 739-2549 (2006) Synthetic Dyestuffs: Direct Dyes (1 page, in Thai)

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Distribution date: 10 January 2008

The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to amend TIS 739-2549(2006) Synthetic Dyestuffs: Direct Dyes which was notified as G/TBT/N/THA/174 dated 27 June 2005. The main amendments are as follows: The number of the Standard is amended from "TIS 739-2549" to "TIS 739-2551"; Withdrawing the statement in Clause 4.4 and Clause 8.4 "Testing on humidity"; Revising total weight of samples.

Products Covered: Synthetic organic colouring matter, whether or not chemically defined; preparations based on synthetic organic colouring matter of a kind used to dye fabrics or produce colorant preparations; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores, whether or not chemically defined (excl. preparations of heading 3207, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3213 and 3215) (HS code(s): 3204); Textile auxiliary materials (ICS code(s): 59.040)

Regulation Type: Revision to Regular Notification

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