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Productwise 3-2-1 (September 2021)

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Here's the next edition of our monthly bite-sized digest, Productwise 3-2-1 where each month, we bring to the top of your inbox (and your agenda):

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Here's the next edition of our monthly bite-sized digest, Productwise 3-2-1 where each month, we bring to the top of your inbox (and your agenda):

  • 3 key takeaways from the past month
  • 2 hotbed issues you should keep your eye on
  • 1 practice tip to keep you at the top of your game

This month it's all about the UK Government's extension of the grace period for the UKCA mark, the European Commission's plans to simplify and digitize the labelling requirements for certain chemicals and plans to revise the CLP Regulation*, changes afoot at the CPSC, upcoming EU legislation on the sustainability of products and staying up to date with changes on the horizon by attending ICPHSO's 2021 International Virtual Symposium and the North America Product Safety Summit.

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