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China Issues New RoHS Standard GB 26572-2025 with Expanded Scope

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Geneva (November 7, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 137.25 to inform stakeholders about the latest developments in China’s regulation of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products. On August 1, 2025, China released GB 26572-2025 – Requirements for Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and […]

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UK Consults on Ban of BPA and Other Bisphenols in Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (November 6, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 159.25, reporting on the UK Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) proposed ban on bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials (FCM) and articles. Used in products such as water bottles and food containers, bisphenol A and

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New and Updated Toy and Children’s Products Standards Introduced in China

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Geneva (November 6, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 157.25, highlighting new and amended standards for toys and children’s products. This includes revisions to the GB 6675 toy safety standards series and other standards for children’s products and childcare articles. The standards are in place to ensure

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Sustainability and brand reputation webinar for textiles, apparel and footwear

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Geneva (November 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is proud to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Enhancing sustainability claims and brand reputation in the textile and footwear industry’, on November 25, 2025. Regulators have responded to public concern and consumer demand for sustainability in the textiles and footwear industry by

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SGS Strengthens Sustainability Leadership with Participation at COP30

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Geneva (November 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is participating in 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) to showcase its full range of services which help organizations become more sustainable. The company will engage in numerous official panels and side events in Brazil, the epicenter of global discussions

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SGS steps into wearable robotics with first SGS Premium Performance Mark for Hypershell Outdoor Exoskeleton

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Geneva (November 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has broken new ground with the award of its first SGS Premium Performance Mark for an outdoor powered exoskeleton.  The certification was awarded to Hypershell for its Hypershell X Series, the world’s first outdoor powered exoskeleton integrating robotics, ergonomics and an

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Chinese Toy Safety Standard GB 6675 Parts 1 to 4 Updated

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Geneva (November 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 156.25, outlining updates to China’s toy safety standard GB 6675, parts 1 through 4. The following standards were published by the National Standardization Administration of China on October 5, 2025:– GB 6675.1-2025 Safety of toys – Part 1:

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USP 665 compliance webinar for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical professionals

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Geneva (November 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce its complimentary webinar, ‘USP665 in Practice: Addressing Industry Questions on Single-Use System Compliance’, taking place on November 20, 2025. This live session will feature a roundtable discussion hosted by SGS’s leading extractables and leachables (E&L) experts, joined

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SGS webinar guides softlines companies through EU GPSR compliance

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Geneva (November 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce a free, expert-led webinar, ‘Risk Analysis and the EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)’, on November 18, 2025. As the European market transitions from the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) to the EU General Product Safety Regulation

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Japan Proposes Ban on Three Persistent Organic Pollutants

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Geneva (October 31, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 155.25 to inform stakeholders that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and other competent authorities intend to designate three persistent organic pollutants (POPs), as Class I Specified Chemical Substances under the Law Concerning the Evaluation of Chemical

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