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Revisions to Illinois PFAS Ban in Firefighting Foams

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Geneva (September 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 126.25, reporting on the US state of Illinois’s amendments to its law on intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams. PFAS, sometimes referred to as ‘forever chemicals’, are increasingly restricted due to their harmful effects […]

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US FDA Ruling Confirms PFAS Fluoropolymers in Medical Devices Are Safe

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Geneva (September 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 125.25, reporting on the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) review of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) fluoropolymers in medical devices. The FDA has announced the results of a review finding no conclusive evidence of patient care issues

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Bangladesh Consults On Draft Law on Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (September 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 124.25, reporting on Bangladesh’s proposed draft law on food contact materials (FCM) and articles, which has been reported to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The proposal from the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) revising the requirements for FCMs

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Mandates for Two Food Contact Articles Standards in Thailand

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Geneva (September 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 123.25, reporting on two mandates for two standards for food contact plastic bags in Thailand. The country consulted over the use of TIS 1207-25XX (20XX) ‘Plastic bags for food’ and TIS 3022-25XX (20XX) ‘Microwavable food plastic bag for

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BirchBioMed Inc. announces Hamilton Health Sciences’ Centre for Burn Research in Ontario as first clinical trial site for pioneering burns scar treatment

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Guelph (August 28, 2025) – BirchBioMed Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company and expert in the development of products for scarring and other fibrosis-related disorders, is thrilled to announce Hamilton Health Sciences’ (HHS) Centre for Burn Research in Ontario, Canada, as the first contracted clinical trial site for its Phase II/III randomized study of the naturally-based

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CLP Regulation on Substances and Mixtures Revised by the EU

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Geneva (August 27, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 122.25, detailing the European Union’s (EU) revision to the rules on substances and mixtures under its Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. CLP Regulation (EU) 2025/1222, issued in June 2025, adds 22 entries, including ozone, to the harmonized

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EU REACH CMR Substances List Updated

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Geneva (August 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 121.25, focusing on the European Union’s (EU) revision of its Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Annex XVII list of carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) category 1A or 1B substances. The revisions prohibit the use of

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Revisions to the Authorized French List of Substances for Rubber Food Contact Materials and Pacifiers

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Geneva (August 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 120.25, reporting on a new Order regulating rubber food contact materials (FCM)/articles and pacifiers for young children in France. A notice revising the list of substances in Annex VIII of the Order of August 5, 2020, was issued

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DEHP Regulated in Certain Medical Devices in North Carolina, USA

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Geneva (August 21, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 119.25, summarizing North Carolina’s ban on di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in intravenous (IV) bags and tubing. SB 600 (session law 2025-60) was signed on July 3, 2025, regulating DEHP in IV solution containers and tubing. This amendment adds Article

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Annulment of Carcinogenic Classification for Titanium Dioxide Upheld by EU Court

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Geneva (August 20, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 118.25, reporting on a decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) that upholds the annulment of titanium dioxide (TiO2) in powder form containing 1% or more of particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than

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