February 2021

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article that considers the concept of ‘safe’, in relation to juvenile product design, and details a more efficient way for manufacturers to develop new, compliant products. Parents want to know that the products they buy for their children are going to be safe. […]

SGS, the world’s leading testing inspection, and certification company, looks at the barriers surrounding recycling food contact plastics as Europe moves towards a circular economy. Consumers and regulators want to see greater sustainability in consumer products, especially in relation to plastics. The EU creates around 25.8 million tons of plastic waste annually but of the

The European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de Normalisation, CEN) has published a new standard covering experimental toy sets for chemistry and related activities. Published in December 2020, EN 71-4:2020 ‘Experimental sets for chemistry and related activities’ includes several updates. It defines the requirements for the maximum quantity or concentration of certain substances and mixtures