Effective January 24, 2013, the European Union will require products placed on the market to comply with EN 60950-1:2006/ A11:2009/ A12:2011 and effective March 1, 2013, A1:2010 will also be... read more →
On August 5, 2013, the U.S. FDA announced the extension of the transition date for IEC 60601-1 3rd edition from June 30, 2013 to December 31, 2013. This means FDA... read more →
CENELEC/IEC 61010-1 is moving to Third Edition. 61010-1 is the internationally harmonized safety standard for laboratory, process control, and test & measurement equipment. Products sold into the EU must comply... read more →
Medical Device Regulations 2012, the subsidiary legislation under the Medical Device Act 2012 (Act 737), has been approved by the Minister of Health and has been published in the Gazette... read more →
The Commission of the European Union (EU) recently published an updated list of standards concerning compliance with the essential requirements of its Directive 2001/95/EC on general product safety and 2006/95/EC... read more →
European Union (EU) General Standard June 1, 2012 European Union (EU) Particular Standards Varies* Canada General Standard June 1, 2012 Canada Particular Standards Varies* United States of America (FDA) July... read more →
EN 61010-1 3rd Edition was published in July 2011, and although it does not take effect until October 1, 2013, every Lab/Measurement Equipment manufacturer should be aware of it by... read more →
UL has recently been accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) as one of only two standards development organizations based outside of Canada. The accreditation enables UL to create... read more →
The IEC 60601-1 standard is a globally recognized standard for electro-medical equipment safety, and a parent standard over 60 particular device standards. The third edition (3rd), issued in 2005, has... read more →