2025

CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures Revised by the EU

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Geneva (August 27, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 122.25, detailing the European Union’s (EU) revision to the rules on substances and mixtures under its Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. CLP Regulation (EU) 2025/1222, issued in June 2025, adds 22 entries, including ozone, to the harmonized […]

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EU REACH CMR Substances List Updated

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Geneva (August 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 121.25, focusing on the European Union’s (EU) revision of its Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Annex XVII list of carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) category 1A or 1B substances. The revisions prohibit the use of

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Revisions to the Authorized French List of Substances for Rubber Food Contact Materials and Pacifiers

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Geneva (August 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 120.25, reporting on a new Order regulating rubber food contact materials (FCM)/articles and pacifiers for young children in France. A notice revising the list of substances in Annex VIII of the Order of August 5, 2020, was issued

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DEHP Regulated in Certain Medical Devices in North Carolina, USA

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Geneva (August 21, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 119.25, summarizing North Carolina’s ban on di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in intravenous (IV) bags and tubing. SB 600 (session law 2025-60) was signed on July 3, 2025, regulating DEHP in IV solution containers and tubing. This amendment adds Article

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Annulment of Carcinogenic Classification for Titanium Dioxide Upheld by EU Court

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Geneva (August 20, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 118.25, reporting on a decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that upholds the annulment of titanium dioxide (TiO2) in powder form containing 1% or more of particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than

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Chile Proposes Changes to Food Contact Material Rules

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Geneva (August 20, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 117.25, highlighting Chile’s plans to strengthen regulations on food contact material (FCM) and related articles. A public consultation to replace Title XXX under the country’s Food Sanitary Regulations (Decree 977/96), which contains general and specific requirements for FCMs

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Advancing sunscreen efficacy testing with ISO 23675 and ISO 23698

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Geneva (August 19, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar titled ‘Next-Generation Sunscreen Efficacy Testing: Non-Erythemal, Non-Pigmentation Approaches Using ISO 23675 and ISO 23698’, taking place on September 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM (EDT). With the recent publication of ISO 23675 (Double Plate Method,

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UK Updates Furniture and Furnishings Fire Safety Regulations

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Geneva (August 14, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 085.25, summarizing the UK’s latest updates to its fire safety framework for domestic furniture and furnishings. On April 30, 2025, the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards released statutory guidance on the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety)

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Azerbaijan Introduces New Standards for Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (August 13, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 116.25 to keep stakeholders informed about Azerbaijan’s new standards and rules for food contact materials (FCMs) and articles. Azerbaijan’s Food Safety Agency (AFSA, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Qida Təhlükəsizliyi Agentliyi) issued Decision of the Board No. 56 of May 20,

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Updated Specifications for Food Contact Materials in Japan

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Geneva (August 13, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 114.25, summarizing revisions to Japan’s specifications and standards for food contact materials. Cabinet Office Notification No. 95 entered into force on June 1, 2025, with revised methods and specifications becoming effective on June 1, 2026. This notice partially

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