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EU Proposes Ban on Three POP Chemicals

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Baar (December 12, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 175.25, summarizing the EU’s consultation on three draft laws to revise its legislation on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The proposed listing of chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC-PFCAs) (and its related salts and compounds),

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Consumer Goods PFAS Regulated in Washington State

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Baar (December 12, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 174.25, highlighting the U.S. state of Washington’s adoption of a rule to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in 12 priority consumer products. PFAS, sometimes known as ‘forever chemicals’, are a family of substances, some of which are

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New Consumer Product Safety Act for Japan In Effect

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Baar (December 10, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 179.25, reporting on Japan’s Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), which takes effect on December 25, 2025. The CPSA applies new requirements to toys intended for children under 36 months. After December 25, 2025, they must be marked with

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Health Canada Updates Table 2 of the General Prohibitions Process under the CCPSA

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Baar (December 10, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 177.25, reporting on the addition of button/coin battery containing product and their packaging to Table 2 in Health Canada’s Approach to the General Prohibitions under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA). Table 2 provides performance criteria such

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SGS Opens First Comprehensive Toy Testing Laboratory in Cambodia

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Baar (December 10, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to announce the opening of a new testing laboratory in Phnom Penh. The new facility, which will provide the first full physical and chemical testing service for plush and costume toys in Cambodia, will be open for applications in

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Australia Revises Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan to Align with Global Standards

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Baar (December 9, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 166.25, reporting on Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan (ARSP) Variation 2025 (No.1), which defines how frequencies 8.3 kHz to 420 THz are allocated across Australia. The update, under legislative instrument F2025L01230, incorporates the latest International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio

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SGS expands UK capabilities with new state-of-the-art consumer goods testing facility in Manchester

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Baar (December 9, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce the opening of its new cutting-edge, UKAS-accredited testing facility in Manchester. The new laboratory strengthens SGS’s capabilities in hardlines and electrical and electronic (E&E) product testing, helping manufacturers and retailers comply with UK and international regulatory requirements.

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Tackling PFAS concerns in cosmetics and personal care products with SGS expertise

Cosmetics & Personal Care /

Baar (December 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, provides advanced testing solutions to help cosmetics and personal care brands navigate tightening regulations and consumer concerns around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Often called ‘forever chemicals’, PFAS are found in a wide range of cosmetic and personal care products –

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California Restricts Cosmetic Ingredients with Musk Reduction Act

Cosmetics & Personal Care /

Baar (December 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 172.25, summarizing the introduction of California’s Musk Reduction Act, which places legal restrictions on bioaccumulative and potentially toxic cosmetic ingredients. The manufacture, sale, distribution or offering for sale of any cosmetic products containing the specifically added ingredients musk

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Toy Standards List Revision for Moldova

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Baar (December 2, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 173.25, focusing on Moldova’s revision of its toy safety standards list. Order No. 79/2025 from Moldova’s Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization approves the country’s list of standards, which adopts harmonized European standards for the presumption of conformity

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