SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has opened a pioneering new Vehicle Over the Air (OTA) Performance Testing Laboratory in Suzhou, China, to support automotive manufacturers with services to test, validate and comply with increasing wireless standards and regulations. In an age of 5G, Internet of things, artificial intelligence, big data and […]
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders operating in California has expanded its listing for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) under Proposition 65 (Prop 65). The Californian Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) originally listed PFOA as a chemical known to cause reproductive toxicity on November 10, 2017. The extension to
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a consultation about listing N-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide as a substance of very high concern (SVHC). N-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide has a number of potential applications: Fluoroakly acrylate copolymer Monomer for polymerization Paints and coatings It is structurally similar to acrylamide
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that Hong Kong has revised its list of standards that toys and children’s products must conform to for compliance with the city’s Toys and Children’s Products Safety Ordinance. Published on February 18, 2022, the revised list contains eight standards for toys and seven
SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an overview of recent US state bills to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. PFAS includes perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). They are a diverse family of synthetic chemicals that are chemically inert and resistant to high temperatures. They
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has been appointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to deliver its new ‘Cross-Border e-Invoicing’ program. The program, which streamlines the invoicing process, whilst reducing business operating costs, was designed by SGS to help organizations and governments around the world prevent invoicing fraud in international
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Singapore is proposing revisions to two pieces of legislation to regulate five hazardous substances. In a notification circulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on February 7, 2022, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) signalled its intention to regulate five Hazardous Substances (HS)
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that Switzerland has further aligned its chemical regulations with European Union (EU) regulations. The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FoPH), in agreement with the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and State Secretariate for Economic Affairs (SECO) published Official Collection 2022 1
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that the US has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) for a magnet safety standard (16 CRF 1262). Publication was approved by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on January 10, 2022. If accepted, the proposed rule will apply to a
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is advising stakeholders that Health Canada has issued guidelines relating to the safety requirements under the Consumer Products Containing Lead Regulations (CPCLR), which falls under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA). Entitled ‘Information for Regulated Parties Regarding the Consumer Products Containing Lead Regulations’, the guidelines
