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EDQM Issues Technical Guide for Food Contact Cork Materials

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Geneva (September 19, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 135.25 to inform stakeholders of a new technical guide published by the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare (EDQM) regarding cork materials and articles intended for contact with food. The first edition of the guide, […]

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Brazil Introduces New Law for Food Contact Regenerated Cellulose Films

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Geneva (September 19, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 133.25 to inform stakeholders of new legislation in Brazil governing regenerated cellulose films intended for food contact. On August 28, 2025, Brazil’s Ministry of Health/National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) issued two documents establishing sanitary requirements and authorized substances

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India Publishes Guidelines for Recycled PET in Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (September 19, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has issued SafeGuardS 132.25 to inform stakeholders of the latest developments in the use of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) in food contact materials (FCM) in India. In March 2025, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) introduced legislation permitting

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Explore SQM certification and compliance pathways for ceramic tiles in Saudi Arabia

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Geneva (September 8, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is pleased to host a complimentary webinar, ‘Ensuring Market Access for Ceramic Tiles in Saudi Arabia’, on September 23, 2025. Ceramic tiles, including porcelain, are regulated by the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) under the Technical Regulation for Building

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Illinois Expands PFAS Ban to Firefighting Clothing and Equipment

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Geneva (September 5, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 127.25, focusing on Illinois’s expanded ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which now covers firefighting clothing and equipment. PFAS are a group of substances commonly found in many products, but are increasingly restricted due to their persistence

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Revisions to Illinois PFAS Ban in Firefighting Foams

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Geneva (September 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 126.25, reporting on the US state of Illinois’s amendments to its law on intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foams. PFAS, sometimes referred to as ‘forever chemicals’, are increasingly restricted due to their harmful effects

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US FDA Ruling Confirms PFAS Fluoropolymers in Medical Devices Are Safe

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Geneva (September 4, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 125.25, reporting on the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) review of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) fluoropolymers in medical devices. The FDA has announced the results of a review finding no conclusive evidence of patient care issues

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Bangladesh Consults On Draft Law on Food Contact Materials

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Geneva (September 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 124.25, reporting on Bangladesh’s proposed draft law on food contact materials (FCM) and articles, which has been reported to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The proposal from the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) revising the requirements for FCMs

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Mandates for Two Food Contact Articles Standards in Thailand

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Geneva (September 3, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 123.25, reporting on two mandates for two standards for food contact plastic bags in Thailand. The country consulted over the use of TIS 1207-25XX (20XX) ‘Plastic bags for food’ and TIS 3022-25XX (20XX) ‘Microwavable food plastic bag for

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EU REACH CMR Substances List Updated

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Geneva (August 26, 2025) – SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published SafeGuardS 121.25, focusing on the European Union’s (EU) revision of its Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Annex XVII list of carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) category 1A or 1B substances. The revisions prohibit the use of

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