October 2025

Japan Proposes Ban on Three Persistent Organic Pollutants

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Geneva (October 31, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 155.25 to inform stakeholders that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and other competent authorities intend to designate three persistent organic pollutants (POPs), as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Law Concerning the Evaluation of Chemical […]

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Germany Updates BfR Recommendations for Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (October 31, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 154.25 to inform stakeholders that Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) has updated several recommendations for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. Effective October 1, 2025, the BfR issued eight revised recommendations and withdrew

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Montenegro Updates Chemical and POP Regulations to Align with EU Standards

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Geneva (October 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 153.25 to inform stakeholders of Montenegro’s amendments to its chemical and persistent organic pollutant (POP) regulations. Issued on October 6, 2025, Official Gazette of Montenegro (OGM) No. 112/2025 updates Annexes 1 and 2 of the Regulation on prohibited

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EU Implements Stricter PFAS Restrictions in Firefighting Foams Under REACH

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Geneva (October 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 152.25 to inform stakeholders that the European Union (EU) has adopted Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1988, introducing new restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams (FFFs) under Entry 82 to Annex XVII of REACH – the

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SGS Presents the First SGS Cybersecurity Mark for a Baby Monitor to Owlet’s Dream Sight

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Geneva (October 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce that it has presented the Owlet Dream Sight™ with the first SGS Cybersecurity Mark for a baby monitor. This presentation follows SGS’s first evaluation of a baby monitor under the EU’s Radio Equipment Directive, an evaluation that

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France introduces voluntary environmental cost labels for textiles

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Geneva (October 29, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 146/25 to provide stakeholders operating in France with an overview of the country’s new environmental cost labeling requirements for textile products. On September 6, 2025, France released Decree n°2025-957 and an associated Arrêté, setting out the framework for

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New SGS white paper explores science-backed strategies to assess product performance in skin longevity

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Geneva (October 28, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has announced the release of the new white paper, ‘Skin longevity: from ancient wisdom to modern clinical evaluation.’ Targeted at researchers, clinicians and product developers, the white paper provides critical insights into how advanced, non-invasive clinical tools are reshaping the evaluation

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SGS webinar explains Korea wireless device compliance requirements

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Geneva (October 27, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce a free, expert-led webinar, ‘Korean Regulatory Requirements for Wireless Devices’, on November 17, 2025. As wireless and connected technologies expand rapidly in the consumer electronics and automotive sectors, understanding each market’s regulatory framework is critical for manufacturers,

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SGS and Yili Group sign global agreement to advance dairy quality and sustainability

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Geneva (October 23, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has signed a global cooperation agreement with Yili Group, one of the world’s top five dairy enterprises. This partnership promotes full-chain mutual trust and global standardization across dairy production, safety, sustainability and innovation. The signing took place on October 9, 2025,

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UK updates mandatory classification and labeling list with new and revised substances

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Geneva (October 20, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 151/25 to provide an overview of the United Kingdom’s updated Great Britain mandatory classification and labeling list (GB MCL List). The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published documents supporting ministerial decisions on new and revised entries

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