2025

EU Updates POP Recast Regulation Entry for PFOA and Related Compounds

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Geneva (July 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 107.25, summarizing the EU’s changes to its Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Recast Regulation, regarding perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds. These chemicals are used for their fire- and water-resistant properties. However, due to their persistence in […]

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Food Contact Cellulosic Materials Law Amended in Brazil

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Geneva (July 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 106.25, focusing on Resolution (RDC) No. 979 of the Collegiate Board of Directors, from Brazil’s Health Regulatory Authority (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, Anvisa). This amends the country’s law of food contact cellulosic material and articles. Cellulosic materials

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EU Proposes Limited Use of Cobalt in Toys Under Updated Safety Directive

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Geneva (July 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 105.25 to inform stakeholders of the European Union’s draft proposal to revise toy safety legislation by permitting the restricted use of cobalt in certain toy applications. On July 9, 2025, the European Commission notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of

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Settlements Lead to Reformulation of Chemicals in Consumer Products Under California Prop 65

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Geneva (July 29, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 104.25 to inform stakeholders of multiple recent settlements under California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) involving the reformulation of chemicals in a wide range of consumer products. Prop 65, officially known as the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, requires

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ASTM Updates Safety Standard for Beach Umbrellas and Anchor Devices

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Geneva (July 29, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has released SafeGuardS 102.25 to inform stakeholders of the latest revision to ASTM’s standard consumer safety specification for beach umbrellas and anchor devices. Designated as ASTM F3681-25, the updated standard was developed by ASTM International’s F15.79 Market Umbrellas subcommittee and formally approved

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Minnesota Expands PFAS Law Exemptions for Certain Products

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Geneva (July 28, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 101.25 to inform stakeholders of important amendments to Minnesota’s law on products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Signed into law on June 14, 2025, SF 3 (Chapter 1) expands exemptions under Minnesota Statutes §116.943, originally

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Minnesota Expands Exemptions to Lead and Cadmium Restrictions in Consumer Products

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Geneva (July 25, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 100.25 to inform stakeholders of important updates to Minnesota’s restrictions on lead and cadmium in consumer products. On June 14, 2025, the governor of Minnesota signed HF 4 (Chapter 4) into law, amending the state’s lead and cadmium

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Australia Adds Six Chemicals to the IChEMS Register

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Geneva (July 25, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 099.25 to highlight regulatory updates under Australia’s Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management Standard (IChEMS). In June 2025, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) issued Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register) Amendment (2025 Measures No. 1) Instrument

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SGS supports non-animal clinical testing with release of 3D epidermis and epithelium model white paper

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Geneva (July 23, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has announced the release of a new white paper, ‘3D reconstructed skin models: transforming clinical and safety testing. Targeted at researchers, toxicologists and formulation scientists in the clinical and dermatological fields, the white paper provides essential insights into how advanced in

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