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Australia Consults on Six Additions to IChEMS Register

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Geneva (May 21, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 062.25, focusing on the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) announcement proposing the listing of six chemicals/groups of chemicals to the country’s Industrial Chemicals Environment Management (Register) Instrument 2022. The proposal was open […]

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Three POP Chemicals Regulated in New Zealand

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Geneva (May 14, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 061.25, reporting on New Zealand’s prohibition on the manufacture and use of three persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals. POP chemicals are known to cause harm to human, animal and environmental health. The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO)

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PFAS in Consumer Goods Regulated in New Mexico, USA

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Geneva (May 1, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 058.25, reporting on a new regulation to limit per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in products in the state of New Mexico, USA. HB 212 (Chapter 102), the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act, was signed into law on April

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UK POP Chemicals Legislation Revised for Great Britain

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Geneva (April 10, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 051.25, detailing revisions to the UK’s persistent organic pollutants (POP) legislation for Great Britain. POP chemicals resist degradation and persist in the environment. As toxic substances, they bioaccumulate in the food chain and present risks to human, animal

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GB Mandatory Classification and Labeling List for Substances and Mixtures Updated

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Geneva (March 31, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 043.25, highlighting the UK’s Health and Safety Executive’s revision of the Great Britain mandatory classification and labeling list (GB MCL list) for substances and mixtures. The GB MCL list identifies hazardous substances that require legal classification and labeling

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ECHA Consults Over Three Chemicals as SVHC

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Geneva (March 31, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 042.25, reporting on the European Chemical Agency’s (ECHA) consultation on the listing of three chemicals as substances of very high concern (SVHC). The SVHC list identifies chemicals that may have hazardous effects on human, animal or environmental health.

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Lead Restriction in All Consumer Products Proposed by New York State

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Geneva (March 28, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 045.25, focusing on New York State’s proposed law to regulate lead in consumer goods, unless properly labeled. Lead is responsible for severe health issues, including brain damage, developmental delays and organ failure, particularly in young children. AB 6500,

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France Issues Ban on PFAS in Consumer Products

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Geneva (March 20, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 040.25, highlighting France’s prohibition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetics, textiles and ski waxes. PFAS are widely used for their water, grease and oil-resistant properties, but many have been found to cause health and environmental concerns

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Flame Retardants in Proposed Revised Specifications for EU POP Recast Regulation

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Geneva (March 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 034.25, examining the EU’s consultation on replacing unintentional trace contaminant (UTC) limits for several flame retardants. The proposals are open for comments until March 18, 2025. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of synthetic brominated compounds, primarily

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EU Limits Proposed for PCBs Under POP Recast Regulation

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Geneva (March 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 033.25, reporting on the EU’s proposals to set unintentional trace contaminant (UTC) limits for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs are a group of synthetic chemical compounds that were once commonly used for their cooling and insulation effects in industrial

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