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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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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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
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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Geneva (June 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection, and certification company, is pleased to present a complimentary live webinar on June 26, 2025, titled ‘Navigating the PPWR: Strategies for Compliance & Sustainable Packaging’. The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which replaces the 1994 Packaging Directive, sets out legally binding
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Geneva (March 30, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 067.25 to keep stakeholders informed about an additional delay to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reporting requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Under ‘Toxic Substances Control Act Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances’
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Geneva (May 28, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 064.25, highlighting Switzerland’s prohibition on the production and use of three persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals. The use of POP chemicals, often in flame retardants or pesticides, has declined in many parts of the world due to their
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Geneva (May 21, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 062.25, focusing on the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) announcement proposing the listing of six chemicals/groups of chemicals to the country’s Industrial Chemicals Environment Management (Register) Instrument 2022. The proposal was open
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Geneva (May 14, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 061.25, reporting on New Zealand’s prohibition on the manufacture and use of three persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals. POP chemicals are known to cause harm to human, animal and environmental health. The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO)
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Geneva (May 1, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 058.25, reporting on a new regulation to limit per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in products in the state of New Mexico, USA. HB 212 (Chapter 102), the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act, was signed into law on April
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