Baar (February 4, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 012.26, highlighting Canada’s publication of the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations 2025, SOR/2025-270, which will officially replace the 2012 framework on June 30, 2026. Published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on December 31, 2025, SOR/2025-270 marks
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Baar (February 3, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 007.26, summarizing Ukraine’s draft order ‘On approval of requirements for the restrictions of use of certain epoxy derivatives in materials and articles intended to come into contact with food’. Subject to public consultation and in accordance with Commission
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Baar (February 2, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 011.26, covering settlement agreements for several consumer products and chemicals listed under California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65). First published in 1987 and updated at least once a year since, California’s ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act’, also
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Baar (February 2, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 010.26, outlining China’s publication of the updated GB/T 6675 Part 11 toy safety standard for at-home activity toys. This new standard, ‘Safety of toys – Part 11: Swings, slides and similar activity toys for indoor and outdoor family
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Baar (February 2, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 009.26, reporting on two separate laws published in Montenegro for ceramic and recycled plastic food contact materials (FCM). Regulation OGM No 145/2025 on ceramic food contact articles and Regulation OGM No 145/2025 on recycled plastic food contact materials
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Baar (February 2, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 008.26, summarizing the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) latest version of the standard for substances and mixtures used in chemical toys (sets) other than experimental sets. EN 71-5:2025 was issued in December 2025 and specifies the requirements and
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