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US CPSC Publishes Final Rule for Implementation of eFiling of Certificates of Compliance

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 189.24, highlighting the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) approval of its final rule on the implementation of electronic filing (eFiling) of certificates of compliance (CoC) for regulated consumer products. The new rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan 8, 2025. […]

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PFAS Prohibited in Californian Menstrual Products

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 176.24 to provide stakeholders with a helpful overview of California’s new law for menstrual products. The Take All Menstrual Product-PFAS Out Now (T.A.M.P.O.N.) Act (AB 2515) was signed into law on September 30, 2024. This act prohibits per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from

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Toxic-Free Kids Act Amended in Oregon, USA

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 004.25, detailing the US state of Oregon’s Permanent Administrative Order (PAO) PH 119-2024, which amends its disclosure program for children’s products. Announced in December 2024, the PAO revises administrative rules related to the state’s Toxic-Free Kids Act, which authorizes the Oregon Health Authority

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Canada Amends Composite Wood Products Formaldehyde Emissions Regulation

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 003.25, summarizing changes to regulations on formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products in Canada under the nation’s Environmental Protection Act of 1999. Effective March 18, 2025, SOR/2024-256 implements changes following a 2023 consultation on amendments to the previous regulations. The revisions aim to

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USA Adopts Final Rule Regulating the Solvent Carbon Tetrachloride

Consumer Products /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 188.24 to summarize the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)’s final rule 89 FR 103512 regulating the use of the carbon solvent tetrachloride (CTC). CTC was one of the first ten chemicals evaluated by the EPA under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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SGS hosts eco-modulation webinar to keep the textile industry updated on the latest durability requirements

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SGS, the world’s leading testing inspection and certification company, is pleased to invite marketers, brands, retailers and suppliers operating in France to a specialized webinar on the latest Refashion eco-modulations, with a focus on the durability requirements for textiles, household linen and footwear (TLC). The French Government has mandated Refashion to promote the design of

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EPA Final Rule on Perchloroethylene in the US

Consumer Products /

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 187.24 reporting on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule 89 FR 103560, which regulates the use of the solvent perchloroethylene (PCE). PCE, also known as perc or tetrachloroethylene, is a colorless liquid used in consumer applications such as adhesives and brake

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Complete Ban on Trichloroethylene Issued by US EPA

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 186.24 to summarize the final rule issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban trichloroethylene (TCE). TCE was among the first ten chemicals reviewed by the EPA in 2016 under the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Typically, it has been

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Switzerland Amends Authorized Substance List for Food Contact Materials

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 185.24, summarizing changes to Switzerland’s positive list for food contact plastics and packaging inks. Effective from January 1, 2025, Official Collection 2024 755 (RO 2024 755) updates two annexes in Switzerland’s Ordinance on Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Foodstuffs

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China Releases Toweling Gowns Product Standard Update

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 184.24, summarizing the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s December 2024 announcement of revisions to FZ/T 62017-2024, the country’s standard for toweling gowns. With a scope applicable to woven toweling garments primarily made of textile fibers, including gowns, bath dresses and shower

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