Consumer Products

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising manufacturers and suppliers of consumer products that the European Union (EU) has amended Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation). Regulation (EU) 2022/692 was issued on May 3, 2022. It is the 18th adaptation to technical and […]

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar, ‘Identifying Contaminants in Consumer Products’, which takes place on Thursday, May 19. Ensuring that products are free from contamination is an imperative for businesses manufacturing consumer products, with the consequences ranging from delays or product recalls to fines. But

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that Maryland has become the latest US state to prohibit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in several categories of consumer products. The state’s governor signed SB 273 into law on April 21, 2022. Among the provisions in the new law: PFAS prohibited from

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) has published a new cost-effective qualitative method for detecting the presence of nickel in consumer products. The new test method is CEN/TR 12471:2022 – ‘Screening for the presence of nickel in articles which are inserted into

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Switzerland has begun implementing new provisions in its Ordinance on the Reduction of Risks Associated with the use of Particularly Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles (ORRChem). On March 10, 2022, Switzerland issued Official Collection 2022 162 to revise ORRChem and created further

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, provides an extended Verification of Conformity service for the Kingdom of Morocco in response to an updated list of products destined for the Kingdom which are subject to control abroad. In March 2022 Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIC) added clothing fabrics to its Verification

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding operators in California of a further proposed revision to the ‘clear and reasonable’ warning under California Proposition 65 (Prop 65). The California Office of Environment Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced a second 15-day modification over additional updates to its proposed amendments to the

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article looking at the issue of technical barriers to trade (TBT) and the ways exporters can ensure their products will successfully access target markets. In 1995, the WTO received 388 TBT notifications. In 2019, this had risen to 3,337. Governments are increasingly using

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article looking at the issues surrounding market access for consumer electricals in Latin America. Latin America (LatAm) incorporates twenty countries, with each enforcing their own product safety regulations. Even when commercial agreements exist between countries – MERCOSUR or CAN – importers still face

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article in its new Product Conformity Assessment (PCA) Newsletter looking at the Kingdom of Morocco’s newly implemented PCA Program. Morocco’s new PCA program came into effect on February 1, 2020. It covers a wide range of products, 80% of which are subject to