Regulations for the UK have been in force since 1st March 2013. All items which are to be sold in the UK which are intended to come into prolonged and direct contact with the skin must also comply with these new regulations - BS EN 1811: 2011. The Laboratory at The Birmingham Assay Office has responded to these changes and now offers both a UKAS accredited Full Nickel Release test (EN 1811:2011) and a UKAS Accredited Quick Nickel Release test (2011) to check that they comply with new Nickel…

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Bernard retired as Assay Master of the Birmingham Assay Office at Christmas 1998. In a very emotional moment he told everyone at the Assay Office that they held a great place in his heart, "my other family" as he described them, and at a big bash thrown in his honour, he was given a standing ovation worthy of a monarch. Bernard said at the time "Looking back at my life, I must say, I have no regrets. There have been bad times, but I have been very fortunate throughout in my working life a…