The European Union (EU) has signalled its intention to revise Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 on Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation) via two draft regulations. If accepted, the changes will affect several boron-containing compounds and 2-ethylhexanoic acid and its salts. Proposed changes include: Draft Regulation 1 – revision to Part 1 […]
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SGS is advising stakeholders that the US state of Rhode Island is the latest jurisdiction to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging. S2044 Substitute A/H7438 Substitute A was signed into law on June 29, 2022, by the state governor and amends Sections 23-18.13-2, 23-18.13-3 and 23-18.13-4 of the state’s Toxic Packaging Reduction
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising suppliers of food packaging that Hawaii has become the latest US state to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS). The regulation prohibits the intentional addition of PFAS in food packaging comprised, in substantial part, or paper, paperboard or other plant-derived materials. It applies to: Food
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that, starting in December 2022, Canada will be prohibiting the manufacture, import and sale of six categories of single-use plastic. The Single-use Plastics Prohibition Regulations (SOR/2022-138) was issued on June 22, 2022. It covers single-use plastic: Checkout bags Cutlery Foodservice ware Ring carriers
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SGS, the world’s leading testing inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that Uganda intends to publish a new standard for food contact materials and articles. The World Trade Organization (WTO) circulated a draft standard on June 22, 2022. It contains several important requirements: Food contact surfaces and materials, including active and intelligent materials, used
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising suppliers of surface coating materials that Canada has updated its regulations. Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) (Surface Coating Materials) was issued on June 22, 2022. The changes were made to improve consistency and impact the following
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising manufacturers of professional track and field clothing that China has issued a new national product standard – GB/T 41174-2021. The new standard was issued by the Standardization Administration of China in 2021, as part of China’s No. 17 announcement of approved national standards. It
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the first California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) settlement has been reached for socks made primarily from polyester with Spandex containing bisphenol A (BPA). Prop 65, or the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, is a unique piece of legislation
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, are advising manufacturers and suppliers of food contact plastic materials and articles that new legislation came into force in Thailand on June 18, 2022. The new rules were published in Government Gazette, Special Edition, Volume 139, Chapter 139 on June 17, 2022. Important provisions include: New
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has joined forces with the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) to launch the world’s first low visual fatigue certification scheme. SGS and CNIS have worked in collaboration to develop a ground-breaking certification scheme that provides greater support to the electrical and electronic (EE) industry as
