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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, 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

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