Consumer Products

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 […]

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)

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

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

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, is delighted to present two complimentary webinars on regulations for toys in the US and the EU on February 24 and March 22 respectively. ‘Recap: Toy Requirements’ will feature expert presenters covering all the essential information that manufacturers and retailers need for selling toys to these

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