Consumer Products

Stakeholders are advised that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and (additive) organohalogenated flame retardants (OFR) are to be regulated in a wide variety of consumer products in the US state of Nevada. The state governor signed AB 97 (Chapter 112, 2021 Session) into law on May 27, 2021. This act amends the state’s Revised Statutes […]

The European Union (EU) has revised Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation). The changes brought in by the amendment, published in Regulation (EU) 2021/849 as an adaptation to technical and scientific progress (ATP) makes changes to Table 3, Part 3 in Annex XVI of the CLP Regulation

The US state of Vermont has approved new regulations covering the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other substances in certain consumer products. S.20 – ‘An Act relating to restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other chemicals of concern in consumer products’ – was signed into law by the state governor on

On April 20, 2021, the European Commission published a list of standards that demonstrate presumption of conformity with nickel requirements under entry 27 to Annex XVII of Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Included in the list is EN 12472:2020 ‘Method for the simulation of accelerated wear

Brazil’s Ministry of Economy and National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO) has published a new ordinance that consolidates conformity assessment requirements for party items. Published in March 2021 and coming into effect on April 1, 2021, Ordinance No. 121 of March 15, 2021, repeals several INMTERO ordinances: 545/2012 603/2013 270/2015 147/2019 507/2019 343/2020

SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is hosting a webinar on Tuesday April 27, 2021 at 4pm EST to update participants on Saudi Arabia’s Product Safety Programme (SALEEM), its SABER certification platform, and SGS’s filtration testing capabilities for automotive aftermarket parts. Saudi Arabia’s automotive aftermarket parts market is valued at US$

The European Union (EU) published its 2020 RAPEX annual report in March 2021. It showed a general stabilization of dangerous non-food produce alerts, with a total of 2,253 notifications being made by national authorities in 2020. SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has now publishes an overview of the report. This details

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article looking the growing global problem of e-waste and France’s new reparability index for certain electrical and electronic (EE) consumer products. It is estimated that globally, each person annually produces 7.3 kg of e-waste. This situation is unsustainable and so countries are adopting