February 2025

Diaper Packaging Regulation in New York State Now Includes Ingredients List

Cosmetics & Personal Care /

Geneva (February 19, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 008.25, highlighting a new law in New York State implementing a mandatory list of discernible and legible ingredients in order of predominance on the outer packaging of diapers. With new research suggesting that certain chemicals included in the

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GLP-1 Research and Regulatory Insights Webinar for the Nutra Industry

Medical /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to present a complimentary webinar, ‘The GLP-1 craze decoded: current research and regulatory insights for the nutra industry,’ on February 27, 2025. Hormone-focused solutions for appetite modulation and weight management, such as GLP-1, are attracting significant attention within the nutraceutical industry. As market opportunities

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Direct Final Rule for Play Yards Issued by US CPSC

Hardlines /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 023.25, reporting on the US Consumer Products Safety Commission’s (CPSC) publication of a direct final rule to adopt, with modifications, the latest version of ASTM F406, the safety standard for play yards. The direct final rule, published on January 29, 2025, updates 16

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Proposed Ban on PTFE Cookware in New York State

Hardlines /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 022.25, reporting on a bill to ban polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in cookware in the US state of New York. PTFE is a substance used widely for its non-stick properties. Research has now linked it to several health conditions, including thyroid disorders, chronic kidney and

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US Legislative Developments on PFAS in Consumer Products

Consumer Products /

Geneva (February 13, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 021.25, detailing developments in the regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in several US states. Substances from the PFAS family of chemicals (which includes perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)) are commonly found in industry

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Flame Retardants in Certain Products to be Regulated in US State of Georgia

Consumer Products /

Geneva (February 13, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 020.25, reporting Georgia’s proposals to regulate flame retardants in certain consumer goods. HB 9, the ‘Safer States Act’, was introduced on January 13, 2025. If approved, it would revise Chapter 15 of Title 25 of the Official Code

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Optimize climate change management and corporate responsibility in fashion supply chains

Softlines /

Geneva (February 10, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is hosting an exclusive expert-led webinar on February 26, 2025, to provide key insights into climate change management, corporate sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks tailored for the fashion industry. As the 2030 review of the Paris Agreement approaches,

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SGS Summarizes Changes to Canadian Rules for Electric Heaters

Connectivity /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 178.24 to provide stakeholders with a summary of recent changes to portable electric heater requirements in Canada. Health Canada has determined that portable electric heaters must meet the key performance criteria outlined in the danger to human health or safety assessment process before

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EU Publishes New Rules for Packaging and Packaging Waste

Consumer Products, Hardlines /

Geneva (February 7, 2024) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 019.25 to summarize the European Union’s (EU) new rules for packaging and packaging waste. (EU) 2025/40, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), published on January 22, 2025, comes into force on February 11, 2025, when it will

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Five Substances Added to ECHA Candidate List

Consumer Products /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 018.25 to provide an overview of the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) addition of five substances and revision of one substance on the Candidate List. The Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC) includes chemicals that can cause harm to people, animals

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