August 2022

SGS Publishes Overview of Recent Prop 65 Settlement Agreements Covering Consumer Goods

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising businesses operating in California that several Proposition 65 (Prop 65) settlement agreements have been reached for a wide variety of consumer goods. Prop 65, or the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, is a unique piece of legislation that requires the […]

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SGS Publishes Overview of Revised Moldovan Standards for Children’s Product Safety

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a SafeGuardS that details the latest list of standards for presumption of conformity with Moldova’s general product safety law (Law No 422/2006). The country’s Ministry of Economy issued Order No. 59/2022 on July 8, 2022. This transposes European Union (EU) Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1698

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Uruguay Proposes Amendments to Food Contact Metals and Alloys Regulation

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Uruguay has signalled its intention to amend GMC Resolution No. 46/06 ‘Mercosur Technical Regulation on provisions for metallic, linings, utensils, lids and equipment that come into contact with food’. Draft Resolution No. 02/22 includes provisions to amend section 3.1.1 ‘Stainless steels –

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SGS Presents a Webinar on Consumer Internet of Things Cybersecurity Solutions

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce two sessions of a live webinar on August 30, 2022, for manufacturers and service providers in the consumer products market: “Consumer IoT Cybersecurity Solutions: SGS Cybersecurity Mark and the Radio Equipment Directive 2024.” In this webinar, two SGS experts will address some

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Recycling and Upcycling: Trends and Requirements in the Softlines Sector, a Webinar

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is hosting a complimentary webinar, ‘Recycling and Upcycling: Trends and Requirements’, on August 25. The imperative for products and companies to become more sustainable comes from consumer expectations as well as industry regulators. With increasing pressure to move to more environmentally friendly business models comes the

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CLP Regulation Amendments Proposed by EU

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The European Union (EU) has signalled its intention to revise Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 on Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation) via two draft regulations. If accepted, the changes will affect several boron-containing compounds and 2-ethylhexanoic acid and its salts. Proposed changes include: Draft Regulation 1 – revision to Part 1

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The Netherlands Amends Requirements for Food Contact Materials and Articles

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that The Netherlands has strengthened its requirements for food contact materials and articles (FCM). The amendment – Regulation of the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport of April 26, 2022 – to the Commodities Act on packaging and consumer articles was published in

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Hawaii Bans PFAS in Firefighting Foams and Food Packaging Products

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising suppliers of food packaging that Hawaii has become the latest US state to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS). The regulation prohibits the intentional addition of PFAS in food packaging comprised, in substantial part, or paper, paperboard or other plant-derived materials. It applies to: Food

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SGS Advises Surface Coating Suppliers About Changes to Canada’s Regulations

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising suppliers of surface coating materials that Canada has updated its regulations. Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) (Surface Coating Materials) was issued on June 22, 2022. The changes were made to improve consistency and impact the following

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