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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that Health Canada has updated its list of product safety laboratory (PSL) test methods. These test methods are not mandatory. Test methods are only mandatory if they are mentioned in the relevant act or regulation. However, Health Canada does publish a list if

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article in its new Product Conformity Assessment (PCA) Newsletter looking at the Cameroon Pre-shipment Conformity Assessment Program. In May 2021, the Government in Cameroon issued a decree to extend its pre-shipment conformity assessment program to cover all imported goods. The changes came into

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that Japan has launched a one-month consultation over a proposal to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) related substances as Class I Specified Chemical Substances. The Ministries of Health, Labor and Welfare (WHLW), Trade, Economy and Industry (METI), and Environment opened the consultation on March

SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published an article in its new Product Conformity Assessment (PCA) Newsletter looking at the increasing use of technical barriers to trade in African and Middle Eastern countries and the solutions available to exporters. The Middle East and Africa respectively accounted for 30% and 35% of

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

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

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