Baar (October 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a Consumer Compact article on eFiling requirements for the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) Product Registry. Understanding trade party management, certification versioning and upload controls are essential for organizations preparing for CPSC eFiling requirements. Effective data and system
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Baar (October 9, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 130.26 on the prohibition of three persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals in New Zealand. In March 2026, New Zealand consulted on a proposal to restrict or prohibit three POP chemicals by amending the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms
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Baar (September 23, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 124.26, reporting on New Mexico’s issuance of new guidance on labeling products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The July 2026 guidance follows a May 2026 final rule implementing the PFAS Protection Act (Chapter 102, 2025
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Baar (September 23, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 125.26, focusing on Serbia’s updated chemical restrictions, which further align the country’s legislation with EU requirements. The ‘Regulation on Restrictions and Prohibitions on the Production, Placing on the Market and Use of Chemicals’ establishes restrictions and prohibitions on
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Baar (September 16, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 122.26, highlighting Gibraltar’s Chemicals Regulations 2026 (LN. 2026/183). Published on July 13, 2026, the Chemicals Regulations 2026 establish a framework for the management of chemical substances, whether supplied on their own, in mixtures or in articles. The Regulation
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Baar (September 14, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 120.26, reporting on proposed amendments to the EU Regulation on the Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation). The draft regulation was announced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on August 17, 2026. It proposes
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Baar (August 27, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is hosting a webinar, ‘From Carbon-14 testing to SGS green mark biobased certification: the path to verified biobased products’ on September 15, 2026. As interest in products containing biobased materials continues to grow, manufacturers and brand owners are facing increasing scrutiny
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Baar (August 26, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 115.26, reporting on the UK’s consultation on its plans to revise the Great Britain mandatory classification and labeling list (GB MCL) for hazardous substances and mixtures used in England, Scotland and Wales. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Notification
Baar (August 25, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 113.26, focusing on Sweden’s proposal to introduce restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in certain consumer products. PFAS comprise a large group of substances that are receiving increasing regulatory attention globally due to environmental and human health
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Baar (August 3, 2026) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 100.26, reporting on the UK’s plans to add nine entries to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) for authorization under UK REACH. A six-week consultation on the inclusion of the following SVHCs and SVHC
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