The FIE voted that for FIE (World Cup and Grand Prix) events the points must now be “FIE Certified”.  In my latest batch of parts from the German manufacturer FWF, I got my first look at the FIE Approved point.  It’s the standard German foil point, but now it says “FIE 08″ on it.

Here’s our first pic of it:

FIE Approved foil point from FWF