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SGS Summarizes German BFR Recommendations for Several Types of Food Contact Materials and Articles

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 133/24, summarizing the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment’s (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, BfR) recommendations for five different types of food contact materials and articles. Immediately effective, the five revised recommendations are for food contact silicones, paper and board, and temperature resistant polymer coatings […]

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SGS Summarizes EPA Proposals to Ban 1-Bromopropane in Most Consumer Uses

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has highlighted the USA’s proposed ban of 1-Bromopropane in most consumer uses. 1-Bromopropane is used widely in consumer cleaning and degreasing products as well as automotive care products and insulation. Exposure to the chemical has been found to cause serious health effects from cancer to liver,

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SGS Summarizes Revision of Chemicals Ordinance on Substances and Mixtures in Switzerland

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has provided details of Switzerland’s revision of its national Chemical Ordinance (ChemO, RS/SR 813.11). ChemO regulates dangerous substances and preparations (mixtures). Requirements stipulated under ChemO include the following:– Classification, labeling and packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures– Safety data sheets (SDS)– Use of substances of very

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SGS Summarizes New Hampshire Regulation of PFAS in Certain Consumer Goods

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a summary of New Hampshire, USA’s new regulation for the control of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across a wide range of consumer goods. HB 1649 (Chapter 349, the Act), was signed by the governor of New Hampshire and provides classification and definition for

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SGS Summarizes Ukraine Regulation of Chemicals Under EU REACH-like Legislation

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has provided details of Ukraine’s announcement on its new chemical regulations law. Published on July 26, 2024, Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers’ Resolution No. 847/2024, ‘On approval of the Technical Regulation on the Safety of Chemical Products’ is modeled on the EU’s Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006, ‘Registration,

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SGS Summarizes New China Standard for Pet Products

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an overview of the new Chinese national standard for pet products, GB/T 43839. GBT 43839-2024 Technical Requirements for Safety of Companion Animal (Pet) Products is the first recommended national standard to help ensure a reasonable degree of safety for both humans and pets during

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SGS offers webinar on preferred materials and material verification for textiles and footwear

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Preferred materials and material verification for textiles and footwear,’ on September 5, 2024. Across the world, textile and footwear businesses are coming under greater scrutiny over the materials they use. Consumers are becoming more discerning in their choices and

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SGS Summarizes New Australian Mandatory Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 115.24 to provide stakeholders with an overview of Australia’s new mandatory safety standard for bicycle helmets. Updated on March 22, 2024, Consumer Goods (Bicycle Helmets) Safety Standard 2024 applies to helmets that offer protection to the skull during impact. It sets out the

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SGS Summarizes EPA Industry Guidance for Compliance with Methylene Chloride Rule

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a summary of the US EPA’s guidance on requirements and responsibilities under the methylene chloride rule, which was published on July 11, 2024. The guidance document provides a detailed overview of usage categories for the solvent methylene chloride and comes in the wake of

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SGS Summarizes Montenegro Alignment of Toy Safety Requirements with EU

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 117.24 to provide toy manufacturers and suppliers with an overview of Montenegro’s further alignment of its toy safety requirements with European Union (EU) legislation. Montenegro originally published its Rulebook on Toy Safety (OGM No.4/2015) in 2015. This effectively adopted EU Directive 2009/48/EC, the

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