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Switzerland Updates Chemical Ordinance to Further Align with EU Requirements

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Geneva (September 9, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 129.25, detailing Switzerland’s latest updates to the Ordinance on Protection against dangerous substances and preparations (Chemicals Ordinance, ChemO). On August 14, 2925, Switzerland issued Official Collection 2025 506 (RO 2025 506) to amend two annexes under ChemO:– Annex […]

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ECHA Updates Proposal to Restrict PFAS Under REACH

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Geneva (September 8, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 128.25 to highlight the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) updated proposal to restrict per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Annex XVII of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. ECHA published the proposal on August 20,

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2024 Annual Safety Gate Report Published by the European Commission

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Geneva (September 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 112.25, summarizing key findings from the European Commission’s 2024 Safety Gate Rapid Alert System Report. The Safety Gate Rapid Alert System, designed to protect consumers from dangerous products, recorded 4,137 alerts in 2024. This nearly doubles the 2022

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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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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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PFAS Reporting Deadline for Consumer Goods Extended in Minnesota, USA

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Geneva (August 6, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 113.25, detailing the six-month delay to the reporting delay for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products for the US state of Minnesota. PFAS, often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’, are being increasingly restricted due to their toxic

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UV-328 Regulated By the EU Under POP Recast Regulation

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Geneva (July 31, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 108.25, reporting on the EU’s listing of UV-328 as a revision to Regulation 2019/1021 on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Recast Regulation. Recognized as toxic chemicals, POPs resist degradation and accumulate in the environment, posing significant risks to human

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Settlements Lead to Reformulation of Chemicals in Consumer Products Under California Prop 65

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Geneva (July 29, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 104.25 to inform stakeholders of multiple recent settlements under California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) involving the reformulation of chemicals in a wide range of consumer products. Prop 65, officially known as the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, requires

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Minnesota Expands PFAS Law Exemptions for Certain Products

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Geneva (July 28, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 101.25 to inform stakeholders of important amendments to Minnesota’s law on products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Signed into law on June 14, 2025, SF 3 (Chapter 1) expands exemptions under Minnesota Statutes §116.943, originally

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