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NewsBreaks Our readers can view the complete text of Canada’s Department of Industry Notice on fees for public safety communications spectrum at www.conformity.com/2011. Greenpeace Challenges Video Game Manufacturers Greenpeace, the environmental activist organization, has released a new study on hazardous chemicals and substances in video game consoles, calling on manufacturers to take additional voluntary actions to reduce hazardous substances found in these systems. The report, entitled Playing Dirty, analyzed electronic components found in Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Sony’s Playstation PS3, and Nintendo’s Wii game system. The 23 page report concludes that materials found in the three systems appear to comply with the provisions of the European Union’s RoHS Directive. “However,” the report also notes, “all consoles still contain a number of hazardous chemicals and materials, including PVC and BFRs (brominated flame retardants), which give rise to concerns for both environmental contamination and human exposure during manufacture, use and disposal of such products.” As we’ve previously reported (see Conformity, January 2008) Greenpeace released a separate report last year ranking manufacturers of PCs, mobile phones and other electronic devices on their efforts to eliminate harmful chemicals from their products, and to recycle their products once discarded by consumers. Sony was ranked 6th out of 14 separate manufacturers who were evaluated. Neither Microsoft nor Nintendo were evaluated in that study. Our readers can view the complete text of the most recent Greenpeace study at www.conformity.com/2013. FDA Issues Guidance on Medical Device Tracking The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a guidance document on tracking requirements for medical device manufacturers. Under the Safe Medical Devices Act (SMDA) issued in 1990 and amended by the 1997 Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA), manufacturers are required to track certain medical devices (mostly implantable devices) in the marketplace, so that the devices can be promptly identified and removed in the event of a product recall. The newly released guidance document on medical device tracking supersedes the version released in November 2007. Guidance documents are intended to provide manufacturers with the agency’s current thinking on specific topics. However, guidance documents are not legally binding on the FDA, and are not a substitute for existing FDA regulations. Our readers can view the complete text of the agency’s guidance document on medical device tracking at www.conformity.com/2012. continued on page 9 � Testing � � � Consulting Engineering � Training EMC COMPLIANCE TESTING FCC Part 15 & 18 CE (Emissions, Immunity & Radio testing) VCCI (Japan) BSMI (Taiwan CNS Standards) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS) Korea (KN standards) TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL EQUIPMENT � � � � � � � � FCC Part 68/ACTA Industry Canada Bellcore Europe CSA Testing TUV Testing UL Testing CE (LVD) PRODUCT SAFETY TESTING � � � � MILITARY AND AVIONICS � � FAA (RTCA DO-160) MIL-STD 461/462 MEDICAL � � � Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) European Conformity Assessment Body for 2004/108/EC FDA CE EN 60601-1-2 JIS T 0601-1-2 NARTE Certified Engineers and Test Technicians Consulting Available Over 25 years of EMC Experience Accredited Test Facilities 4 Locations with 10 OATS & 5 semi-anechoic chambers in Southern California Tel: (714) 579-0500 www.celectronics.com AUGUSt 2008 Conformity 11 http://www.conformity.com/2011 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/conformity/0108/ http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/conformity/0108/ http://www.conformity.com/2013 http://www.conformity.com/2012 http://www.celectronics.com http://www.celectronics.com

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Conformity Magazine - August 2008 Contents Editor’s Note FCC Seeks Comment on Reauction of 700 MHz D Block Commission Cracks Down (Again!) on Junk Fax Marketer Canada Levies Fees for Public Safety Radio Spectrum FDA Issues Guidance on Medical Device Tracking Greenpeace Challenges Video Game Manufacturers The IEEE EMC Society: A Proud History of Accomplishments ESD Open Forum An Update on Changes to the Automotive ESD Standard, ISO 10605 Modeling of Radiated Electromagnetic Disturbances in Automotive Applications Design Issues in Automotive Radio Frequency Systems IEEE EMC Symposium IEEE 2008 Show Preview Exhibitors Buyer’s Guide Product News Most Eco-Friendly Companies Updated Standards List For the EU’s Pressure Equipment Directive Commission Issues Updated Standards List For Directive on Gas-Fired Appliances HHS Releases Fact Sheet on U.S. Imports from China Customs Agents Seize Holiday Lights IEEE PSES Symposium Set for October CPSC Actions in the News IEC Standards Update UL Standards Update Telcordia Standards Update From Our “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” Department Looking Back: Items from Past Issues of Conformity Product Reviews Advertisers

Conformity Magazine - August 2008

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