Consumer Products

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that France will implement restrictions on two categories of mineral oil in ink for packaging and printed paper from January 1, 2023. The French Ministry of Ecological Transition issued Decree of April 13, 2022, on May 3, 2022, regulating two categories of mineral […]

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is keeping stakeholders informed about recent data released from the European Union (EU) Safety Gate, formerly RAPEX – the rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. According to 2021 data, toys were the second most recalled product category in the EU, behind motor vehicles. In total,

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that Spain has published a new law on waste and contaminated soil for a circular economy. Published on April 9, 2022, Law 7/2022 of April 8 contains several important provisions, including: Directive (EU) 2019/904 – Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive – transposed into national

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is to shine a light on the issue of vehicle interior air quality at the ‘Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2022’ – the world’s leading international expo automotive testing, development and validation technologies. At the event, which takes place in Messe Stuttgart, Germany – June 21-23, Dr

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