Learn about the birth of RoHS 2, RoHS vs. RoHS 2, exemptions and more! RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) is a directive originated in the European Union and first brought into force in July of 2006.  The 6 hazardous substances it regulates are...

Time magazine reports Phthalate levels over 69 times higher than the federal limit for toys were found in a Dora the Explorer backpack in New York from this 2012 school season. Read more about the hidden hazards in your children's toys.

The first installment in our Contamination Analysis Series of articles...

"What is this unknown material on my product?" is a common question asked of laboratories in the third-party testing world. This question is then typically and quickly followed by others...

HALT testing is a typical stress-testing methodology for accelerated product reliability in product development. A test that goes hand-in-hand with HALT is HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening), which is often overlooked and misunderstood. HASS testing...