2025

Minnesota Expands PFAS Law Exemptions for Certain Products

Consumer Products /

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

Cosmetics & Personal Care /

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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New Mandatory National Standard for Protective Gloves for Welders in China

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Geneva (July 21, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 091.25 to highlight the release of GB 45188-2024, China’s new mandatory standard for welder protective gloves. Issued under Announcement No. 31 of 2024 by the National Standardization Administration, GB 45188-2024 titled “Hand Protection – Protective Gloves for Welders”

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