SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has provided details of a new consumer safety specification for nursing pillows published by ASTM. Developed by the ASTM Highchairs and Hook-On-Chair Subcommittee, ASTM F3669-24 was approved on September 1, 2024, and published on September 24, 2024. It addresses hazards identified by the US Consumer Product
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 135.24 to provide stakeholders with an overview of New Yorks State’s new legislation encouraging the safe use of e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the package of laws on July 11, 2024. The legislation aims to make e-bike and micromobility devices
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Geneva, Switzerland (October 7, 2024) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce that it has added new capacity and capabilities at its center of excellence in Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA. This expansion adds new instrumentation and expertise to a substantial and well-established facility which currently provides outsourcing services to
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published “Exploring Sunscreen: Ensuring Safety, Efficacy, and Cosmetic Acceptability,” to give stakeholders valuable insights into the benefits of taking a proactive approach to sunscreen testing. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer during their lifetime. The primary cause of this cancer is exposure to
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 141.24, highlighting the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to revise the existing consumer product safety rule for toys to include performance and labeling requirements for water bead toys and toys containing water beads. The proposed rule, 16
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to offer a free expert-led webinar on plans by the European Union (EU) to ban bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials. The European Commission originally announced plans to ban BPA and other bisphenols in food contact materials in May 2023.
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has set a new benchmark for third-party pharmaceutical testing laboratories in China following an outstanding inspection by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its Shanghai Health Science Laboratory. For a third consecutive time, the facility was not issued a Form FDA 483 at the
SGS, the world’s largest testing, inspection and certification company is delighted to announce it will be an exhibitor at the Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients (CPhI) Milan 2024, the premier event for the global pharmaceutical industry. CPhI Milan 2024 will bring together 2,400 exhibiting companies, over 150 leading international experts and more than 62,000 attendees for
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection, and certification company, supports the cosmetics industry in meeting the changing demands for eco-conscious beauty products with advanced testing solutions. Sustainability is now a key concern in all industries, including the cosmetics and personal care sectors. Consumers increasingly prefer companies that consider the environmental impact of their products throughout
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, guides food product and dietary supplement manufacturers in choosing the optimal path for compliance in the US market when introducing new ingredients. Food and dietary supplement manufacturers operating in the US market face a critical decision when introducing products with new ingredients: should they pursue generally
