May 2021

SGS Celebrates Cybersecurity Milestone with Internationally Recognized Accreditation for High Security Evaluations

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SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has been approved by the BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik), the German Federal Office for Information Security, to undertake cybersecurity evaluations according to Common Criteria for the Technical Domain ‘Smart Cards and Similar Devices’. As the foundation for high security evaluations on semiconductor […]

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Ukraine Further Aligns Toy Safety Regulations with the EU

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Ukraine has updated its ‘Technical Regulations on the Safety of Toys’ to align it more closely with the European Union’s Directive 2009/48/EC, often referred to as the Toy Safety Directive (TSD). Both the TSD and Ukraine’s ‘Technical Regulations on the Safety of Toys’ break toy materials down into three categories: Category I – dry, brittle,

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US Mandates Flammability Standard for Upholstered Furniture

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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has mandated compliance to the requirements in California Technical Bulletin (TB) 117-2013 for upholstered furniture used indoors. California TB 117 is a flammability standard that contains the requirements, procedures and apparatus for testing the smolder resistance of materials used in upholstered furniture. It covers fabrics, barrier materials, resilient

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