Consumer Products

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is delighted to announce a complimentary online event for businesses considering entering the Chinese retail market. ‘Should your brand enter China? A webinar for joining the world’s largest e-commerce market’ takes place on September 23, 2021. Business considering taking their brands into China stand to benefit […]

Albania has approved a Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHC), similar to the European Union’s (EU’s) REACH Candidate List. It will come into effect on April 13, 2022. Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 222 of April 7, 2021, creates a Candidate List containing 211 SVHCs and is an integral part

The European Union (EU) has expanded the scope of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) by including perfluorocarboxylic acids containing 9 to 14 carbon atoms in the chain (C9-C14 PFCAs), their salts and C9-C14 PFCA-related substances. These are a family of substances that occur unintentionally during the manufacture of

The European Union (EU) has informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it intends to revise Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation). Among the proposed changes: 39 entries added to Table 3 in Part 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation ‘List of Harmonized Classification and

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article looking at the problems surrounding global illicit trade, detailing why their new FIT IPR solution offers a more efficient and cost-effective solution for rights holders. Fake products cost the global economy USD 4.2 trillion every year. This impacts economies, brands and individuals.

The US Federal trade Commission (FTC) published a final rule on July 14, 2021, establishing a rule regarding ‘Made in USA’ claims and the penalties that can be applied to those that violate the rule. Final rule 16CRF 323 was issued following a consultation in 2020 in which the FTC received 700+ comments. Commenting, Commissioner

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has joined forces with Eurotunnel to create a unique ‘UK Landbridge Package’ for companies seeking to use the Channel Tunnel to export and import between Ireland and continental Europe. The new ‘UK Landbridge Package’ is available through SGS TransitNet, the company’s transit monitoring service. The package

SGS publishes a summary of some recent settlement agreements concerning consumer products in relation to California Proposition 65. While only parties named in the agreement are legally bound by its contents, other stakeholders are advised to remain informed in order to avoid potential future legal issues. Prop 65, or the ‘Safe Drinking Water and Toxic

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a summary of the changes made to the Candidate List by the European Chemical Agency (ECHA). On July 8, 2021, the ECHA added the following eight substances of very high concern (SVHC). Some represent a group of chemicals, bringing the total number of substances

SGS publishes a summary of recent settlement agreements made in relation to phthalates under California Proposition 65 (Prop 65). While settlement agreements are only legally binding on the named parties, all businesses operating in California are advised to remain cognisant of them to avoid future legal problems. Passed in November 1986, Prop 65, or the