Consumer Products

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding manufacturers of outdoor candles that the European Union (EU) has introduced two new safety standards. Published in December 2021, the two standards – EN 17616 and EN 17617 – cover fire safety and safety information for outdoor candles. The definition for outdoor candle in […]

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a Consumer Compact article that looks at how Brexit has impacted cross border trade between the UK and EU. It also considers solutions to enable the smooth transfer of goods between countries. On January 1, 2022, trade between the EU and UK changed with

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising businesses that operate in California, USA, of several Proposition 65 (Prop 65) settlement agreements involving lead in consumer goods. These settlement agreements involving reformulation: Ceramic planters with exterior designs: no more than 90 ppm lead and no more than 1 μg releasable lead (NIOSH

SGS has publishes a SafeGuard detailing multiple settlement agreements reached in California in relation to the use of phthalates in consumer goods. As part of the SafeGuard, SGS expert Dr HingWo Tsang has created tables that outline the agreements reached for a wide variety of consumer products – from handle grips and bike storage racks

Businesses operating in California are advised that multiple Proposition 65 (Prop 65) settlement agreements have been reached for a variety of consumer products. Passed in November 1986, Prop 65, or the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986’, is a unique piece of legislation that requires the state to maintain a list of

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is informing stakeholders that the US state of New York has expanded regulatory measures covering flame retardants in consumer products. The State Governor signed S4630B (companion A5418B) – ‘Family and Fire Fighter Protection Act’ – into law on December 31, 2021. It adds a new Title

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) and its salts to the Proposition 65 (Prop 65) list of restricted chemicals. The announcement was made on December 29, 2021, with PFNA and its salts being listed

The Canadian province of Quebec has repealed its act requiring upholstered and stuffed articles to have a permit and label. The National Assembly of Quebec passed Bill 103 on December 9, 2021, bring the province into line with Ontario and Manitoba, who repealed their regulations in 2019 and 2020 (respectively). Effective immediately, the act reduces

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) releases report showing the majority of the 5,730 products bought online and inspected as part of the REACH-EN-FORCE-8 project (REF-8 project) failed to conform to European Union (EU) chemical regulations. The report was published on December 8, 2021. It details an EU-wide enforcement project conducted in 2020 to measure compliance with

SGS informs manufacturers and suppliers of consumer products to US markets of Senate Bill S.3278 – ‘Reese’s law’ – which, if signed into law, aims to protect children and other consumers from the hazards posed by accidental ingestion of button cells or coin batteries. Introduced on November 30, 2021, and named after Reese Hamsmith, an