2025

ECHA Updates Proposal to Restrict PFAS Under REACH

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Geneva (September 8, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 128.25 to highlight the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) updated proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Annex XVII of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. ECHA published the proposal on August 20,

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Illinois Expands PFAS Ban to Firefighting Clothing and Equipment

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Geneva (September 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 127.25, focusing on Illinois’s expanded ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which now covers firefighting clothing and equipment. PFAS are a group of substances commonly found in many products, but are increasingly restricted due to their persistence

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2024 Annual Safety Gate Report Published by the European Commission

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Geneva (September 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 112.25, summarizing key findings from the European Commission’s 2024 Safety Gate Rapid Alert System Report. The Safety Gate Rapid Alert System, designed to protect consumers from dangerous products, recorded 4,137 alerts in 2024. This nearly doubles the 2022

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SGS supports footwear brands with free performance and comfort evaluation webinar

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Geneva (September 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to host a free webinar, ‘Footwear Comfort Evaluation and the SGS Performance Tested Mark’, on September 23, 2025. As consumer expectations rise, footwear brands are under increasing pressure to deliver not just style, but proven quality, durability, comfort and

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Avoiding dietary supplement labeling compliance pitfalls for US markets webinar

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Geneva (September 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to present a webinar, ‘Avoid FDA/FTC Compliance Pitfalls: Labeling Strategies for Dietary Supplements’, scheduled for September 16, 2025. Ensuring that dietary supplement product labeling meets strict Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations can

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Revisions to Illinois PFAS Ban in Firefighting Foams

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Geneva (September 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 126.25, reporting on the US state of Illinois’s amendments to its law on intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams. PFAS, sometimes referred to as ‘forever chemicals’, are increasingly restricted due to their harmful effects

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US FDA Ruling Confirms PFAS Fluoropolymers in Medical Devices Are Safe

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Geneva (September 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 125.25, reporting on the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) review of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) fluoropolymers in medical devices. The FDA has announced the results of a review finding no conclusive evidence of patient care issues

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Bangladesh Consults On Draft Law on Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (September 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 124.25, reporting on Bangladesh’s proposed draft law on food contact materials (FCM) and articles, which has been reported to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The proposal from the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) revising the requirements for FCMs

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Mandates for Two Food Contact Articles Standards in Thailand

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Geneva (September 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 123.25, reporting on two mandates for two standards for food contact plastic bags in Thailand. The country consulted over the use of TIS 1207-25XX (20XX) ‘Plastic bags for food’ and TIS 3022-25XX (20XX) ‘Microwavable food plastic bag for

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BirchBioMed Inc. announces Hamilton Health Sciences’ Centre for Burn Research in Ontario as first clinical trial site for pioneering burns scar treatment

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Guelph (August 28, 2025) – BirchBioMed Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company and expert in the development of products for scarring and other fibrosis-related disorders, is thrilled to announce Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) Centre for Burn Research in Ontario, Canada, as the first contracted clinical trial site for its Phase II/III randomized study of the naturally-based

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