Consumer Products

Vermont Strengthens PFAS Restrictions for Consumer Products

Geneva (July 2, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 089.25 to outline the US state of Vermont’s latest revisions to its restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. Signed into law on June 11, 2025, Act 54 (H238) amends Vermont’s Commerce and Trade Laws

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Switzerland Announces Draft Revisions to Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance

Geneva (June 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 086.25, outlining Switzerland’s draft proposal to revise its Chemical Risk Reduction Ordinance (ORRChem, SR 814.81). Notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in May 2025, the draft ordinance from the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) aims to

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UK prevents disruption to critical healthcare application with amendment to POPs Regulation

Geneva (June 23, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 078.25, outlining the UK’s latest amendment to its retained Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation, which allows the continued use of two restricted substances in medical technology applications. Effective May 21, 2025, Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations

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SGS tackles global food waste with launch of The Pledge on Food Waste certification

Geneva (June 12, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is leading the charge on food waste with the launch today of a new partnership with The PLEDGE on Food Waste, a certification program aimed at food service providers around the world. The PLEDGE on Food Waste certification, is an innovative

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