SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 025.25, reporting on the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) two new standards for phenol and bisphenol A (BPA) in certain toys. Phenol in high concentrations can cause burns and other respiratory and health issues and is commonly used in the production of plastics, […]
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 023.25, reporting on the US Consumer Products Safety Commission’s (CPSC) publication of a direct final rule to adopt, with modifications, the latest version of ASTM F406, the safety standard for play yards. The direct final rule, published on January 29, 2025, updates 16
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 022.25, reporting on a bill to ban polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in cookware in the US state of New York. PTFE is a substance used widely for its non-stick properties. Research has now linked it to several health conditions, including thyroid disorders, chronic kidney and
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Geneva (February 7, 2024) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 019.25 to summarize the European Union’s (EU) new rules for packaging and packaging waste. (EU) 2025/40, the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), published on January 22, 2025, comes into force on February 11, 2025, when it will
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 017.25, summarizing New York State’s proposal to regulate toxic chemicals in pet products. If approved, the chemical disclosure program in A 1976 will come into force 120 days after becoming law. Highlights of the A 1976 law include, but are not limited to:–
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Geneva (February 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 014.25, reporting on the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) notification to cookware retailers and distributors regarding certain imported products that may release lead into food and should not be sold in the US. The letter, sent in
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 012.25, summarizing the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) publication of EN 71-13:2021+A2:2024. This is the latest toy safety standard for requirements on the use of substances and mixtures in olfactory board games, cosmetic kits, games involving tasting or exploring different flavors, as well
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 011.25, reporting on three communiqués relating to Turkey’s Risk-Based Control System for Foreign Trade ((Dış Ticarette Risk Esaslı Kontrol Sistemi, TAREKS), the country’s platform for electronically conducted safety and quality inspections on imported goods. Issued on December 31, 2024, by Turkey’s Ministry of
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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 010.25, highlighting the European Committee for Standardization’s (CEN) new technical specification covering the safety of tricycles that provide a passive transportation function. The Toys Safety Directive 2009/48/EC established minimum safety standards for toys, including tricycles. However, the new technical specification (TS) – TS17876,
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Geneva (January 24, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 006.25, highlighting Japan’s designation of three persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals as Class 1 Specified Chemical Substances. Methoxychlor is a bioaccumulative pesticide toxic to aquatic life. Dechlorane plus is a flame retardant commonly used in electronics and cars,
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